The Lakeland Lakers will head out to square off against the Heritage Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Lakeland and ten for Heritage.
Last Saturday, Lakeland had to suffer through a 77-33 loss at the hands of Eastside. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Blazers are ranked 30th).
Lakeland's defeat came about despite a quality game from Cara Schackow, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Heritage took a blow against Eastside on Friday, falling 78-22.
Lakeland will have to keep a close watch on Audra Bickel and Danica Fuller, a pair of players who had a big impact on Heritage's prior game. Bickel earned six points and nine rebounds, while Fuller had two points. Bickel is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last three games she's played.
Lakeland's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Lakeland has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 27.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Heritage struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.6 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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