There's no place like home for South Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They snuck past the Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars with a 59-53 victory on Tuesday. The Satellites' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
01/26/24 @ Tri-Township | 22 |
12/17/24 vs Lakeland Christian Academy | 20 |
12/01/23 @ Trinity Greenlawn | 18 |
11/26/24 @ Wheeler | 17 |
02/15/24 vs Culver Community | 17 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jay Huerta, who went 7 of 15 en route to 20 points. That's the most points Huerta has posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was Clayten Strauch, who posted 11 points in addition to seven boards and six assists.
South Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Lakeland Christian Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Micah Martin, who put up 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Gause, who had 15 points.
South Central's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Lakeland Christian Academy, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
South Central will head out to take on Glenn at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Central is facing Glenn at the right time seeing as Glenn is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lakeland Christian Academy, they will host Bethany Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Bethany Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.3 points per game this season.
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