Recap: Lakeside Panthers vs. Tucker Tigers
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Lakeside had to settle for a 52-50 defeat against Tucker. That's two games in a row now that Lakeside has lost by exactly two points.
Lakeside lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mi?keal Grissom, who scored 12 points. Those 12 points set a new season-high mark for him. Dakylan Hill was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Lakeside were working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Lakeside has been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. As for Tucker, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
Lakeside won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Lithonia at 5:00 p.m. on December 22nd. Lithonia is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak. Tucker won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Meadowcreek at 8:00 p.m. on December 22nd. Meadowcreek will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 311th, while Tucker is ranked 62nd).
