Blue Knights Edge Lakers in Tight Junior College Contest
OLNEY, Ill. (Interstat) — The Olney Central Blue Knights edged the Lake Land Lakers 80-76 in a men’s junior college basketball game Wednesday night. The home team improved its season record to 3-10, while the Lakers fell to 4-11. Olney Central held a narrow 38-35 lead at halftime and maintained that margin through a closely contested second half to secure the victory. Key individual performances included strong showings from Olney Central’s Braden Walters and Cedric Schall, along with Lake Land’s Aiden Swinson and Andrew Wetzel. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Olney Central with a 53.70 percent probability to win.