Last Tuesday, January 9th,  the Girls JV Basketball team picked up a gritty win vs host South Lyon East, defeating the Cougars, 40-12. 

The Eagles came in focused on containing the Cougars leading scorer by denying her the ball and shadowing her all over the court.  Freshmen Alyssa Goldman and Morgan Dial led the defensive charge holding the SLE star to only 7 points on three field goals.  On the offensive side of the ball – the Eagles were able to score both in transition and by running their offense effectively.  Sophomores Haley Aberlich and Claire Linen led Lakeland with 8 points each.  Anna Linen (7), Morgan Dial (6) and Aly Dahm (5) were key contributors with three others scoring 2 points each. 

Stats of interest – Lakeland scored 17 field goals and went 6/11 (55%) from the FT line.  SLE was held to 5 total field goals.

Lakeland improves to 6-2.  3-0 in conference  (Four game winning streak)