Thursday, February 12th, the Girls JV Basketball team hosted South Lyon in the Aux gym to kick off the last LVC showcase of the year.    Both the Eagles and Lions came out quickly on the offensive end scoring 9 field goals in the quarter.  The Eagles were able to get to the basket for 4 layups and put backs by Hayden Pawlak, Scholastica Usen and Hayley Hewitt keeping it close at 8-11 after one quarter.  The second quarter was completely owned by Lakeland.  Their defensive effort kept South Lyon out of the paint and off the scoreboard for the entire quarter.  The Eagles shot very well from the free throw line with Annika Chinavare and Pawlak going 4-5. Usen also contributed a field goal to allow Lakeland to take a 16-11 lead at the half.  

South Lyon came out in the third quarter with more energy picking Lakeland up full court on defense.  The Eagles handled it pretty well, but it did force a few turnovers that led to easy Lions points.  Lakeland was able to score just enough in the quarter to stay within 2, being down 22-24.   The fourth quarter was well played between both teams and remained tight throughout.  Lauren Burgess and Pawlak made some big baskets while Usen made 4-8 free throws to keep pace with the Lions.  South Lyon was finally able to score from the outside and made some very big free throws down the stretch to pull out a 36-30 win.  This was the second well-played game between these two teams this season.  The Eagles continue to improve as the season progresses.

Scoring Leaders: Hayden Pawlak (12), Scholastica Usen (10), Annika Chinavare (4), Haley Hewitt and Lauren Burgess (2).

Lakeland falls to 6-11 and 5-6 in conference.