Basketball Recap: Hayden Ganey's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Montgomery over Lakeview

After flying high against Logansport last Friday, Montgomery came back down to earth. The Montgomery Tigers fell 62-54 to the Lakeview Gators on Tuesday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Gators recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Hayden Ganey

Rebounds

02/11/25 vs Lakeview	16
02/07/25 @ Logansport	14
02/04/25 vs St. Mary	13
01/31/25 @ Northwood	9
01/28/25 vs LaSalle	13
+ 6 more games

Montgomery's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hayden Ganey, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 16 boards. Ganey has been hot for a while, having posted nine or more rebounds the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Willie Christian, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 13 boards.

Even though they lost, Montgomery smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive contests.

Montgomery now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Lakeview, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 31-6.

We've got a battle between Tigers coming up. As for Lakeview, they will host St. Mary at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.