Another Lightning strike

Your Los Angeles Lightning, losers of their first six International Basketball League games, go after their fifth win in a row Friday night against the Windy City Soldiers in the first of a two-game series at Cal Lutheran's Gilbert Sports Arena in Thousand Oaks.
What's led to the turnaround that's resulted in the Lightning winning their last four games by an average of nearly 30 points?
They scored 157 and 158 points in back-to-back games last weekend against China Shanxi Zhongyu, sparked by new players Toby Bailey and Billy Knight, the two former UCLA stars. Center Ronell Mingo had 22 points and nine rebounds in Saturday's win and is averaging a double-double for the season (21.4/10.1). And 5-foot-9 guard Kamran Sufi recorded 21 assists in his Lightning debut three games ago.
Meanwhile, former Clipper Lamond Murray, the Lightning's top scorer (24.0) and rebounder (11.6), will miss this weekend's games due to a family commitment.
The Lightning go on a six-game road trip starting June 6.