The Lakeshore Lancers will take on the Central Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lakeshore took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed past Portage Northern to the tune of 66-24. The Lancers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central). They managed a 68-63 victory over Kalamazoo Central on Monday. The win was nothing new for the Bearcats as they're now sitting on six straight.
Lakeshore is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points over those games. As for Central, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Lakeshore strolled past Central in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 53-36. Does Lakeshore have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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