The Lake City Panthers will square off against the Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lake City beat Mullins 57-51. The Panthers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lake City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Blayne Edwards, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 21 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Edwards is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was A'Mari Hanna, who went 5 of 10 en route to 15 points and six steals.
Lake City was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Atlantic Collegiate Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Monarchs with a sharp 70-49 win. The Armada have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy's win came from a few key players Lake City will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jamie Brooks, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jaylen Bellamy was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Lake City, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Lake City was dealt a bruising 75-39 defeat at the hands of Atlantic Collegiate Academy in their previous matchup on January 7th. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lake City was down 35-10.
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