Basketball Recap: Lakeside Takes a Loss

Lakeside's tournament run continued when they took on Nation Ford on Saturday. The Lakeside Panthers took a 57-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Nation Ford Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 285th in Georgia, while the Falcons are ranked 55th in South Carolina).

Ben Chuttey was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten boards for Nation Ford. Those ten rebounds gave Chuttey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrin Brookover, who posted ten points.

Lakeside has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Nation Ford, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lakeside will host Effingham County at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Nation Ford, they will square off against Indian Land at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Nation Ford knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Indian Land likes a good challenge.