New Buffalo entered their game against Michigan Lutheran on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The New Buffalo Bison fell to the Michigan Lutheran Titans 70-65. The Bison were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Titans earlier this season, when they won 67-60.
| 01/21/25 vs Michigan Lutheran | 36 |
| 01/17/25 vs Countryside Academy | 16 |
| 01/14/25 @ Dowagiac | 16 |
| 01/10/25 vs River Valley | 21 |
| 01/09/25 @ Brandywine | 25 |
| 12/27/24 vs Calhoun Christian | 20 |
Despite the loss, New Buffalo still got an impressive performance from Lucas Forker, who dropped a double-double on 36 points and 14 rebounds. The matchup was Forker's sixth in a row with at least ten points. M'Nason Smothers was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards.
Even though they lost, New Buffalo was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Michigan Lutheran only racked up eight assists.
Michigan Lutheran got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Anthony Ealey out in front who went 8 for 17 en route to 17 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Ealey a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Ty Johnson, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points and four steals.
New Buffalo's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Michigan Lutheran, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Michigan Lutheran beat New Buffalo by a score of 70-65 on Thursday.
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