Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of DJ Todd and Kobe Broome Lead Lake Norman Christian to Victory

On Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, the Lake Norman Christian Lions beat the Queen City Prep Kings 73-67. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lions.

Lake Norman Christian was led to victory by Kobe Broome and DJ Todd. Broome dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards, while Todd went 9 for 22 en route to 22 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The dominant performance gave Todd a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Dwan McAllister, who posted six points and seven boards.

Lake Norman Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Queen City Prep's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was RJ Palmer Jr., who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten assists. That was a full 37.3% of Queen City Prep's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Davidrock Nchinda was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.

Lake Norman Christian has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for Queen City Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.

Lake Norman Christian has already played their next matchup (against Kingdom Leadership Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Queen City Prep has already played their next contest, a 68-65 defeat against Asheville School (Independent) on the 14th.