Lakeside was the 72-32 winner over Evans when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Lakeside Panthers took a 56-40 bruising from the Evans Knights on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Knights are ranked 76th).
Evans found their leader in sophomore Chabria Tate, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards. Tate's afternoon made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Janiyah Quiller was another key player, putting up eight points along with six assists and three steals.
Lakeside's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-8. As for Evans, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lakeside will face off against Effingham County at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakeside is facing Effingham County at the right time seeing as Effingham County is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Evans, they will square off against Greenbrier at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Evans' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
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