Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter is on a three-game streak of home losses, Mackinac Island a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter will take on the Mackinac Island Lakers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter suffered a rough 53-28 defeat at the hands of Nah Tah Wahsh.
Meanwhile, Mackinac Island had just enough and edged Mid Peninsula out 37-34 on Friday. The squad ran away with 28 points in the first half and mostly just sat on those to pick up the victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mackinac Island to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lakelyn Bunker, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds. Bunker has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last eight times she's played. Another player making a difference was Makayla Rickley, who scored six points along with six assists and six steals.
Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Mackinac Island, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season.
Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter came out on top in a nail-biter against Mackinac Island in their previous matchup back in January of 2022, sneaking past 27-25. Will Bay Mills Ojibwe Charter repeat their success, or does Mackinac Island have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
