The Lake Brantley Patriots entered their tilt with the Boone Braves with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Lake Brantley narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Boone 55-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Lake Brantley has posted yet this season.
Lake Brantley's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Princeton Gordon, who scored ten points along with two blocks. Gordon has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. Dean Adkins was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Lake Brantley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Boone, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Lake Brantley's road trip will continue as they head out to face Lake Minneola at 7:00 p.m. on January 18th. As for Boone, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Colonial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.