Lithia Springs was the 64-60 winner over Mt. Zion when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Lithia Springs Lions were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 55-54 to the Mt. Zion Eagles. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mt. Zion to victory, but perhaps none more so than Xavier Buckner, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. That's the most boards Buckner has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Waters, who posted 11 points and six rebounds.
Lithia Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Mt. Zion, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Lithia Springs has already played their next game (against Villa Rica), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mt. Zion is taking a road trip to square off against Atlanta Classical Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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