Lakeside is 0-3 against Marist since January of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lakeside Vikings will look to defend their home court against the Marist War Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Lakeside 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 304th, while Marist is ranked 98th).
Lakeside had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 46-33 win over North Atlanta on Tuesday. The victory was just what Lakeside needed coming off of a 68-42 defeat in their prior match.
Zayd Muhammad and Jacob Tillman were among the main playmakers for Lakeside as the former scored 14 points and the latter scored 13 points along with five assists. Ahmari Henson was another key contributor, scoring six points along with five rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Marist pushed their score all the way to 73 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Riverwood by a score of 75-73. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Marist in their matchups with Riverwood: they've now lost four in a row.
Lakeside's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-15. As for Marist, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.
Lakeside came up short against Marist in their previous meeting back in January, falling 50-45. Will Lakeside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
