The Lakeside Christian Lions will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Sports Leadership & Management Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Lakeside Christian has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,638 points over their last 23 matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Lakeside Christian rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They snuck past the BlueJackets with a 64-60 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Lakeside Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Nijaun Harris, who scored 25 points along with six rebounds and three steals, and Sherwin Simmons, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Harris has scored at least a third of Lakeside Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Jackson, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 74-26 win over Neumann. The win was familiar territory for Sports Leadership & Management who now have nine in a row.
Lakeside Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Sports Leadership & Management, their win bumped their record up to 22-7.
Lakeside Christian took a serious blow against Sports Leadership & Management in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 75-24. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lakeside Christian was down 41-15.
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