Basketball Game Recap: Natoma Tigers vs. Lakeside Knights

By Team Reports Feb 23, 2024, 10:16am

Recap: Natoma Tigers vs. Lakeside Knights

The Natoma Tigers were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were outmatched by Lakeside at home and fell 78-29. Natoma found out winning isn't easy when you don't work as a unit and post 21 fewer assists than your opponent.

Jackson Young was Natoma's leading scorer, having posted 14 points. Trentin Maupin held things down on the boards with 12 rebounds. He took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.

Leading Lakeside to victory were Reece Remus and Jace Cunningham. Remus scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals, while Cunningham scored 24 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cunningham has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Eli Schmitt, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and three steals.

Natoma's defeat dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Lakeside, they pushed their record up to 9-7 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.

Natoma will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Southern Cloud co-op [Miltonvale/Glasco] at 6:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Kansas (Southern Cloud co-op [Miltonvale/Glasco] is ranked 339th, while Natoma is ranked 364th). As for Lakeside, they will head out on the road to square off against Sylvan-Lucas at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Lakeside focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up six on Friday.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps