Lakeland and Rice Lake squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Lakeland had to settle for second. They fell 59-47 to the Rice Lake Warriors. The Thunderbirds' loss signaled the end of their 14-game winning streak.
Kristina Ouimette
| 03/06/25 vs Rice Lake | 24 |
| 03/01/25 vs Mosinee | 19 |
| 02/28/25 vs River Falls | 23 |
| 02/18/25 @ Shawano Community | 21 |
| 02/14/25 vs Rhinelander | 28 |
| + 22 more games |
Despite the loss, Lakeland still got an impressive performance from Kristina Ouimette, who posted 24 points and eight rebounds. The game was Ouimette's 27th in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Evenhouse, who went 5-for-9 en route to 11 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rice Lake to victory, but perhaps none more so than Addison Schmidt, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 18 boards. Schmidt has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Adaline Sheplee, who shot 4-for-7 from deep and almost dropped a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds.
Lakeland's defeat dropped their record down to 22-5. As for Rice Lake, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-5.
Lakeland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rice Lake, they have already played their next match, a 54-46 win against Shawano Community on the 8th.
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