Even though the Lakeland Thunderbirds scored an imposing 65 points on Thursday, the Mosinee Indians still came out on top. Mosinee enjoyed a cozy 81-65 victory over Lakeland. Given Mosinee's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while Lakeland is ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mosinee's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Landen Thomer led the charge by dropping a triple-double on 21 points, 11 rebounds, and ten assists. Thomer hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for seven straight games. Cole Kowalski was another key contributor, scoring 25 points along with four steals and two blocks.
Mosinee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Lakeland, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-12.
Mosinee does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakeland, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Menomonie at 7:00 p.m. Lakeland is facing Menomonie at the right time seeing as Menomonie is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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