Lakecrest Baptist and Bloomfield Christian School are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. Lakecrest Baptist will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Bloomfield Christian School Defenders at 6:45 p.m. on January 23rd. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Lakecrest Baptist was able to grind out a solid victory over Community Baptist Christian, taking the game 55-42. Given Lakecrest Baptist's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while Community Baptist Christian is ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield Christian School entered their tilt with Our Lady of the Lakes with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Bloomfield Christian School beat Our Lady of the Lakes last Friday by the very same score they won with last week: 70-52.
Lakecrest Baptist has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season. As for Bloomfield Christian School, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with that victory, which was their 17th straight at home.
Lakecrest Baptist came up short against Bloomfield Christian School in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 64-57. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bloomfield Christian School's Joshua Backos, who shot 4-for-9 from deep and dropped a double-double on 41 points and ten rebounds. Now that Lakecrest Baptist knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
