With a playoff game on the line, the Lakeland Lakers rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Warriors and snuck past 55-53. That's two games straight that Lakeland has won by exactly two points.
Lakeland was led to victory by Keyan Arroyo and Nate Keil. Arroyo scored 15 points, while Keil shot 4-for-6 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Keil has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 13 times he's played. Kyle Hartsough was another key contributor, scoring five points along with two steals.
Lakeland has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Wawasee, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season.
Lakeland will take on NorthWood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something NorthWood surely won't give up without a fight. Wawasee does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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