Glen Lake entered their tilt with Benzie Central on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 65-58 victory over the Benzie Central Huskies. Given the Lakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Huskies are ranked 394th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Glen Lake to victory, but perhaps none more so than Benji Allen, who went 9 for 15 on his way to 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Plamondon, who went 7 of 10 en route to 15 points and eight boards.
Glen Lake smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Lakers
| 01/17/25 vs Benzie Central | 65-58 |
| 12/30/24 vs Charlevoix | 68-62 |
| 12/18/24 vs Harbor Springs | 71-63 |
| 12/13/24 vs Onekama | 62-45 |
| 12/06/24 vs Buckley | 85-36 |
| + 6 more games |
Glen Lake's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Benzie Central, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Glen Lake will head out to challenge Buckley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Glen Lake knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Buckley likes a good challenge. Benzie Central has already played their next game (against Leland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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