Recap: Lake City Panthers vs. Scott's Branch Eagles
The Lake City Panthers pushed their score all the way to 56 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 57-56 to Scott's Branch. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Tuesday (55), Lake City still had to take the loss.
Lake City's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Blayne Edwards, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds. Edwards is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now stole two or more in the last three games he's played. Dallas Davis was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 assists.
Scott's Branch can attribute much of their success to Jordan Kind, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 10 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nyren Bowman, who dropped a double-double on 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Lake City now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Scott's Branch, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake City will take on Atlantic Collegiate Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Atlantic Collegiate Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five contests -- so hopefully Lake City likes a good challenge. As for Scott's Branch, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Manning at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
