Wellpinit is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Lakeside is on a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Wellpinit Redskins will be home for the holidays to greet the Lakeside Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Wellpinit on the road against Valley Christian as the team secured a 77-46 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Wellpinit has managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lakeside scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 96-28 victory over Timberline. That looming 96-28 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Lakeside yet this season.
Lakeside can attribute much of their success to Brutis Sijohn , who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 assists, and Tyson Charley , who scored 21 points along with eight assists and five steals. The matchup was Sijohn 's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Hendrix, who scored 19 points.
Wellpinit's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Lakeside, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Wellpinit was dealt a bruising 72-44 defeat at the hands of Lakeside when the teams last played back in December of 2018. Thankfully for Wellpinit, Kenyon SpottedHorse (who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
