Two dominant players in Alika Daugherty and Ka'nya Hairston are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The M.L. King Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Tucker Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. M.L. King has now lost eight straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 12.
M.L. King suffered their biggest loss since December 8, 2023 on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Chamblee at home and fell 83-43. While losing is never fun, M.L. King can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 469th, while Chamblee is ranked 216th).
Meanwhile, Tucker didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Berkmar on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 52-47 victory.
Tucker's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Hairston, who scored 15 points, and Jaymee Carter, who scored 19 points. Hairston has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times she's played.
M.L. King's loss was their fifth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 4-14. As for Tucker, their win bumped their record up to 4-10.
M.L. King ended up a good deal behind Tucker in their previous meeting last Friday, losing 60-43. Can M.L. King avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
