Lakeland had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Eastside Blazers 57-17. The match marked the Lakers' most dominant win of the season so far.
12/20/24 @ Eastside | 14 |
02/01/24 @ Churubusco | 11 |
12/06/24 @ Fremont | 8 |
01/11/24 vs Garrett | 7 |
02/06/24 @ Goshen | 7 |
Lakeland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Anthony Khanchareun led the charge by putting up 14 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Khanchareun a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Hartsough, who posted eight points and five steals.
Lakeland was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Lakeland pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.5 points. As for Eastside, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Lakeland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-56 defeat against Fort Wayne North Side on the 21st. As for Eastside, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-48 loss against Edon on the 21st.
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