The Garden City Buffaloes were the 75-38 winner over the Lakewood Tigers when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Garden City was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 48-47 to Lakewood. Garden City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lakewood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Marcus Bane led the charge by scoring 14 points. Colin Giguere was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 7 rebounds.
Garden City's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Lakewood, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Garden City's road trip will continue as they head out to face Palmer Ridge at 1:00 p.m. on December 2nd. Lakewood and Coronado will face off at 5:00 p.m. on December 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.