Lake Gibson played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 64-31 defeat at the hands of the McKeel Academy Wildcats. The Braves were down 50-29 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the loss, Lake Gibson still got an impressive performance from Jakhia Willis, who posted 17 points. Willis continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played.
Ava Anderson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for McKeel Academy, dropping a double-double on 42 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it 14 consecutive games in which Anderson has scored at least a third of McKeel Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Emilee Hamilton, who earned four points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
Lake Gibson has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for McKeel Academy, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Lake Gibson will face off against Lakeland on Thursday. Lake Gibson is facing Lakeland at the right time seeing as Lakeland is stuck on a 21-game losing streak. As for McKeel Academy, they will take on Plant City at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. McKeel Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
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