Basketball Recap: Lansing Catholic Piles Up the Points Against Eaton Rapids

Cougars

Team Score

12/20/24 @ Eaton Rapids	82
12/13/24 vs Charlotte	73
12/09/24 vs Fowlerville	71
12/10/24 @ Williamston	62
12/06/24 @ Sexton	50

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lansing Catholic). They blew past the Eaton Rapids Greyhounds 82-45 on Friday. The Cougars have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Greyhounds, too.

Lansing Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Drew Tolfree led the charge by putting up 16 points. Tolfree has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Lucas Payne was another key player, going 8 for 16 on his way to 19 points and three steals.

Lansing Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Eaton Rapids, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Lansing Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 78-50 defeat against Byron Center on the 28th. As for Eaton Rapids, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 59-51 win against Potterville on the 23rd.