Basketball Recap: Bluffton Piles Up the Points Against Lakewood Park Christian

Tigers

Team Score

01/04/25 vs Lakewood Park Christian	71
12/20/24 vs Southern Wells	68
11/30/24 vs Blackford	61
12/14/24 vs Elwood	60
12/13/24 @ Lakeland Christian Academy	54

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bluffton). They took their matchup on Saturday with ease, bagging a 71-40 victory over the Lakewood Park Christian Panthers. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 28 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Lakewood Park Christian still got an impressive performance from Avery MacFarlane, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards. MacFarlane is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down 11 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Davi Freitas, who posted 13 points.

Bluffton's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Lakewood Park Christian, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Bluffton will head out to take on Woodlan at 7:30 p.m. on January 11th. As for Lakewood Park Christian, they will face off against Montpelier at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Montpelier's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.