After a string of four wins, the Lakeside Panthers's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Evans by a score of 65-63. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Lakeside has suffered yet this season.
Lakeside's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ty Jones, who scored 20 points. Jones has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mi?keal Grissom, who scored 12 points.
Lakeside bumped their record down to 9-5 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Evans, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Lakeside will square off against New Hampstead at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. New Hampstead has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. Evans won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against South Effingham at 3:30 p.m. on January 13th. South Effingham comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
