Lakeside Lutheran and Lake Mills are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Lakeside Lutheran Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lake Mills L-Cats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lakeside Lutheran sitting on three straight wins and Lake Mills on 12.
Lakeside Lutheran stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past River Valley 63-42. Given Lakeside Lutheran's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while River Valley is ranked 280th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lakeside Lutheran's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Wes Rahn led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kaycee Guzman, who scored 15 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, even though Fort Atkinson scored an imposing 63 points on Saturday, Lake Mills still came out on top. Lake Mills walked away with a 71-63 win over Fort Atkinson.
Lakeside Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 18-2. As for Lake Mills, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Lakeside Lutheran came up short against Lake Mills in their previous meeting back in January, falling 69-56. Will Lakeside Lutheran have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
