The Maplewood Academy Huskies couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. The contest between Maplewood Academy and Lake Region Christian wasn't particularly close, with Maplewood Academy falling 39-25. Maplewood Academy lost against Lake Region Christian in their previous head to head back in January, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 65-32 score last time.
Lake Region Christian can attribute much of their success to Annalis Benson, who scored 13 points along with 4 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Smith, who scored 6 points along with 8 rebounds.
Maplewood Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Lake Region Christian, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Maplewood Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lake Region Christian at 4:30 p.m. on December 18th. As for Lake Region Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against First Baptist at 11:00 a.m. on Friday.
