The Glen Lake Lakers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Kalkaska Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on February 22nd. Hopefully Glen Lake focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday.
Glen Lake stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard. They claimed a resounding 77-46 win over Suttons Bay on the road. Given Glen Lake's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while Suttons Bay is ranked 608th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Glen Lake relied on the efforts of Benji Allen, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks, and Jacob Plamondon, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Plamondon has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last five times he's played. Colebrook Sutherland was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Meanwhile, Kalkaska was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were beaten by Pine River Area 77-44.
Glen Lake has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Kalkaska, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-17.
Glen Lake took their win against Kalkaska in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 by a conclusive 61-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glen Lake since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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