The Lakewood Park Christian Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Woodlan Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Indiana (Lakewood Park Christian is ranked 132nd, while Woodlan is ranked 112th).
Lakewood Park Christian has been a dominant force so far but will be looking to break out of a two-game mini slump. They were the victim of a rough 70-45 loss at the hands of Central Noble on Tuesday.
Lakewood Park Christian's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jade Carnahan, who scored 16 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals, and Ava Mcgrade who scored 15 points. Mcgrade scored a full 33.3% of Lakewood Park Christian's points, the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Grace Kamleiter was another key contributor, scoring 9 points.
Meanwhile, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Woodlan made off with a 45-44 win over Adams Central. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Woodlan.
It was another big night for Taylor Kneubuhler, who scored 18 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Anderson, who scored 8 points along with 12 rebounds.
Lakewood Park Christian bumped their record down to 7-2 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Woodlan, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Lakewood Park Christian came up short against Woodlan in their previous matchup back in November of 2018, falling 46-33. Thankfully for Lakewood Park Christian, Addison Bayman (who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
