The Lakers played host to the Bryant & Stratton Bobcats today in OCCAC action and came away with a convincing 86-60 victory. Five minutes into the game, the Lakers jumped out to a 10-3 lead as four different players scored baskets (Devin Belle, Brandon Moore, Amarion Glenn, and two by Aaron Ward). The Bobcats would battle back and even take the lead at 21-20 as the Lakers comitted a couple of turnovers and hit a bit of a cold spell shooting. Kaleb Wanamaker would then drain a 3-pointer to give the Lakers a lead they would never relinquish at 23-21. On the Bobcats next possession they committed a foul and the Lakers then used great ball movement before finally feeding Ben Hamilton for a layup and a 25-21 lead. Hamilton would then make a nice defensive play forcing the difficult missed shot before Devin Belle converted a layup. The Lakers would then force a turnover and Belle made a tremendous dunk to grow the Lakers lead to 29-21. The teams would trade baskets for the the next several minutes. On the last possession of the half, Amarion Glenn would sink a 3-pointer to give the Lakers a 42-32 lead going into the break. To start the second half, Belle would hit two shots early while Glenn also connected on a basket and another 3-pointer as Lakeland grew their lead to 51-32 just 3 minutes into the period. From there, the Lakers coasted to the win.
Lakeland had a very balanced scoring attack as 5 different players finished in double digits. Devin Belle led Lakeland with 19 points while Aaron Ward finished his evening with 18 points. Amarion Glenn scored 16 points for the Lakers while Brandon Moore collected 12 points. Raphael Sylver recorded 10 points and Kaleb Wanamaker chipped in 7 points for Lakeland. Ben Hamilton added 5 points in the Lakers win.
T's Thoughts: "It's been a tough week this week with classes starting back up and everything. The team stuck together though and we had a very balanced atack. Credit the Bobcats as they played hard. We've got to put this behind us quickly as we have a good challenge this weekend."
Next Up: The Lakers will travel to Edison State in Piqua, OH on Saturday (1/18) to face the Chargers in OCCAC action. Tipoff is scheduled for 11:00 am.
