Lenawee Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They escaped with a win against the Springport Spartans by the margin of a single free throw, 69-68.
12/27/24 vs Springport | 37 |
12/10/24 vs Hillsdale Academy | 18 |
12/07/24 vs Genesee Christian | 28 |
12/06/24 @ Sand Creek | 23 |
Leading Lenawee Christian to victory were Jaxon Salenbien and Aidan Kaulins. Salenbien went 13 for 22 on his way to 37 points and three steals, while Kaulins almost dropped a triple-double on 13 points, 12 boards, and nine steals. The game was Salenbien's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Davis, who posted eight points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Springport lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dallas Higelmire, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 16 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Higelmire a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Jake Kregel, who went 8 of 10 on his way to 19 points in addition to seven assists and three steals.
Lenawee Christian's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Springport, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Lenawee Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 58-44 defeat against Tri-Unity Christian on the 4th. As for Springport, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Bronson at 7:00 p.m. on January 9th. Springport is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season.
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