The Lapeer Lakers Homeschool Lakers are still undefeated this season after their contest against the Juniata Christian Eagles on Tuesday, but the Juniata Christian Eagles came as close as anyone has to beating them. Lapeer Lakers Homeschool came out on top in a nail-biter against Juniata Christian and snuck past 44-42. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Lapeer Lakers Homeschool has scored all year.
John Hayse continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 24 points along with six rebounds and five steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Grant Scally was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds and two blocks.
Juniata Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Drew Banks, who scored eight points along with 11 rebounds and three steals. That's the first time this season that Banks pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Wright, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Juniata Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Lapeer Lakers Homeschool's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Juniata Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lapeer Lakers Homeschool will take on More Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. More Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 664th, while Lapeer Lakers Homeschool is ranked 167th). As for Juniata Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Faith Baptist at 7:15 p.m. Hopefully Faith Baptist focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 back in December of 2023.
