The Lake Country Lutheran Lightning will head out on the road to face off against the Brookfield Academy Blue Knights at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Lake Country Lutheran's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Even though St. Francis scored an imposing 69 points on Thursday, Lake Country Lutheran still came out on top. Lake Country Lutheran walked away with an 81-69 win over St. Francis. Given Lake Country Lutheran's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while St. Francis is ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lake Country Lutheran to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sam Hans, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds. Hans is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last nine games he's played. Another player making a difference was Daniel Cleary, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Brookfield Academy won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were beaten by Milwaukee Academy of Science 86-38. It was the first time this season that Brookfield Academy let down their fans at home.
Lake Country Lutheran pushed their record up to 15-3 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 85.3 points per game. As for Brookfield Academy, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-3.
Lake Country Lutheran was able to grind out a solid victory over Brookfield Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 80-67. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Country Lutheran since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
