Basketball Recap: Caston Piles Up the Points Against Lakeland Christian Academy

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Previous Games

11/25/25 - Away	74-36 W
11/26/24 - Home	85-48 W
11/21/23 - Away	66-25 W
11/22/22 - Home	37-50 L
11/23/21 - Away	56-60 L
+ 5 more games

Caston had won five straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they bumped up to 2-0 to make it six. They blew past the Lakeland Christian Academy Cougars 74-36. The Comets pushed the score to 60-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars had no chance of recovering from.

Caston was led to victory by Lane Hook and Logan Mollenkopf. Hook went 11-for-15 en route to 27 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals, while Mollenkopf shot 53% from the field on his way to 20 points along with seven boards and seven steals. Those seven steals gave Mollenkopf a new career-high. Drew McGrew was another key player, putting up five points and three steals.

As for Lakeland Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. They haven't had much luck with Caston recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Aaron Gause, who shot 45% from the field to rack up 13 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jashawn Zielasko, who posted three points along with five assists and four steals.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Caston will square off against Argos at 7:30 p.m. on the 4th. As for Lakeland Christian Academy, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Culver Community at 8:00 p.m. on the 5th.