The Churubusco Eagles will challenge the Lakeland Lakers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Tuesday, Churubusco took a blow against Fremont, falling 53-15. The game marked Churubusco's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lakeland was beaten by Fremont 68-35 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Eagles are ranked 116th).
Defeat or not, Lakeland got some senior leadership from Briana Poe and Cara Schackow. Poe posted nine points, while Schackow had four points in addition to eight boards and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Poe a new career-high in points.
Even though they lost, Lakeland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Churubusco's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Lakeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Churubusco was able to grind out a solid win over Lakeland in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 55-48. Will Churubusco repeat their success, or does Lakeland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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