Britton Deerfield is 2-8 against Lenawee Christian since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Britton Deerfield Patriots will be taking part in a tournament against the Lenawee Christian Cougars at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Britton Deerfield's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 16 matches.
Britton Deerfield proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 21) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Summerfield 55-53. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Patriots' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 446th in Michigan, while the Bulldogs are ranked 144th in Michigan).
Owen Plum
| 02/26/25 @ Summerfield | 18 |
| 02/21/25 @ Milan | 15 |
| 02/19/25 vs St. Mary Catholic Central | 19 |
Britton Deerfield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Owen Plum, who went 6-for-15 on his way to 18 points. Plum's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Alex Anspach, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, everything went Lenawee Christian's way against Central Academy on Wednesday as Lenawee Christian made off with a 91-68 win. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 22 points or more this season.
Lenawee Christian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. Britton Deerfield's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-12.
Britton Deerfield suffered a grim 93-71 defeat to Lenawee Christian in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lenawee Christian's Jaxon Salenbien, who almost dropped a double-double with 34 points and nine assists. Now that Britton Deerfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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