Lakewood entered their contest against Bell Creek Academy on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lakewood Spartans took a 69-53 bruising from the Bell Creek Academy Panthers.
Lyrique Sartin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bell Creek Academy, going 7 of 13 en route to 21 points along with seven assists and six steals. The match was Sartin's 11th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylan Johnson, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 17 points.
Lakewood's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Bell Creek Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Lakewood will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Berkeley Prep at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. As for Bell Creek Academy, they will be taking part in a tournament against New Garden Friends at 12:45 p.m. on Friday. Bell Creek Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
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