The Lapeer Lightning lost against the Dow Chargers back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Lapeer ended up on the wrong side of a tough 72-51 walloping at the hands of Dow. Lapeer has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ian Balch went supernova for Dow, scoring 31 points along with eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ben Vansumeren, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds.
Lapeer has not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for Dow, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-14.
Lapeer will head out on the road to challenge Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Heritage will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Lapeer surely won't give up without a fight. As for Dow, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Traverse City Central at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Dow has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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