Lakeland hasn't had much luck against Wausau West recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Lakeland Thunderbirds will be home for the holidays to greet the Wausau West Warriors at 7:15 p.m. Lakeland will be strutting in after a victory while Wausau West will be coming in after a defeat.
Lakeland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Antigo, posting an 85-14 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-40, which was the final score in Wausau West's tilt against Stevens Point on Friday. The Warriors have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Lakeland is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Wausau West, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything came up roses for Lakeland against Wausau West in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 69-27 win. In that contest, Lakeland amassed a halftime lead of 49-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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