After flying high against Medford last Friday, Lakeland came back down to earth. The Lakeland Thunderbirds took a 51-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rice Lake Warriors on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Warriors are ranked fifth).
Leading Rice Lake to victory were Addison Schmidt and Adaline Sheplee. Schmidt dropped a double-double on 20 points and 20 rebounds, while Sheplee posted 21 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Sheplee's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Schradle, who put up four points.
Lakeland's defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for Rice Lake, the win keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Lakeland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 87-14 victory against Antigo on the 13th. As for Rice Lake, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 56-36 win against Eau Claire North on the 12th.
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