M.L. King lost against Mays back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The M.L. King Lions received a blow as they fell 91-77 to the Mays Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 334th, while the Raiders are ranked 60th).
When it comes to explaining why M.L. King lost, don't look at Emontae Gourdine. Despite the final result, he went 8 of 15 en route to 22 points. Another player making a difference was Calvin Everhart iii, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 11 rebounds.
Mays was led to victory by Clayton Coppock and Jack Sparks. Coppock dropped a double-double with 25 points and 11 boards, while Sparks dropped a double-double with 22 points and 12 assists. The dominant performance also gave Sparks a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (75%). Davenport Cox was another key player, dropping a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds.
M.L. King has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season. As for Mays, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-7.
M.L. King didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 56-55 victory against Forest Park on the 4th. As for Mays, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 101-64 win against Creekside on the 4th.
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