The Lake Marion Gators posted their biggest victory yet this season on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 70-37 win over Swansea at home. The win made it back-to-back wins for Lake Marion.
Lake Marion can attribute much of their success to Patrick Guest, who scored nine points along with five rebounds and four steals. Guest is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jahkye Deas, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Lake Marion is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-11 record this season. As for Swansea, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-14.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lake Marion will take on Academic Magnet at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Academic Magnet has now lost 16 straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since November 18. Swansea will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Orangeburg-Wilkinson at 2:00 p.m. on January 15th. The timing is sure in Orangeburg-Wilkinson's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Swansea has been banged up by 18 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
