Spring Lake boys have hands full in loss to No. 3 ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian

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The Spring Lake boys basketball team faced undefeated and No. 3 ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian on Friday night.

The Lakers held their own and avoided a blow out with a 75-59 loss.

It was a high intensity opening quarter that saw a whopping 50 points scored between the two teams with the Lakers trailing 29-21.

The second quarter was more balanced with both sides posting 12 points apiece as the Lakers trailed 41-33 at the break.

The fast pace began to wear down the Lakers as they stumbled behind, 62-47 with one quarter left to go. Unity Christian held a one point scoring advantage in the fourth quarter to finish off the Lakers.

Despite the loss, Kaden George had a strong night for the Lakers leading all scorers with 22 points. Porter Saunders added 13 points and seven rebounds for the Lakers while Zach Schlepp offered up eight points.

Check out photos from the game shot by Kelly Gates.