Lakeland Christian hasn't had much luck against McKeel Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Lakeland Christian Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the McKeel Academy Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Lakeland Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.5 points per game this season.
Lakeland Christian is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a 68-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of George Jenkins.
Lakeland Christian might have lost, but man, DJ Howard was a machine: he went 7 for 14 on his way to 21 points. Joseph Donohue was another key player, putting up ten points and seven boards.
Brandon Academy typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday McKeel Academy proved too difficult a challenge. They strolled past the Scorpions with points to spare, taking the game 71-57. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
McKeel Academy is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Lakeland Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-17.
Lakeland Christian and McKeel Academy were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but Lakeland Christian came up empty-handed after a 63-62 defeat. Can Lakeland Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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