Lake City lost against Atlantic Collegiate Academy back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Lake City Panthers came up short against the Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada, falling 72-51. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Armada are ranked 16th).

Kenjae Burgess
01/31/25 vs Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 16 |
01/28/25 vs Mullins | 13 |
01/27/25 vs East Clarendon | 8 |
01/17/25 vs Manning | 6 |
01/07/25 @ Atlantic Collegiate Academy | 5 |
+ 8 more games |
Despite the loss, Lake City had strong showings from Devin Cockfield, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Kenjae Burgess, who went 6 of 12 en route to 16 points. Burgess continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jamie Brooks, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 boards. The dominant performance also gave Brooks a new career-high in assists (five). Another player making a difference was Jaylen Bellamy, who posted 15 points and four steals.
Lake City's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Atlantic Collegiate Academy, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Lake City has already played their next game, a 44-36 win against Marion on the 4th. As for Atlantic Collegiate Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 71-41 victory against Manning on the 4th.
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