The Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars were the 52-43 winner over the Northfield Norsemen when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Lakeland Christian Academy fell 48-37 to Northfield on Tuesday.
Lakeland Christian Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Micah Martin, who scored 19 points, and Josiah Rice who scored 11 points. That was a full 51.4% of Lakeland Christian Academy's points, marking the 17th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Northfield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaden Baer, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Baer, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Lakeland Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Northfield, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lakeland Christian Academy will take on South Bend Career Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland Christian Academy is facing South Bend Career Academy at the right time seeing as South Bend Career Academy is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Northfield, they will head out on the road to take on Bluffton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bluffton will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Northfield surely won't give up without a fight.
