Basketball Recap: Polytechnic Wins Going Away Against Lakeside

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

11/25/25 vs New West Charter	65
11/18/25 vs San Bernardino	43
12/29/25 vs Schurr	37
12/08/25 vs EF Academy	34
11/28/25 vs Franklin	33

Polytechnic saw some tournament action on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Lakeside Lancers as they made off with a 62-41 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Lakeside saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Justin Jones went 6-for-14 to rack up 16 points and three blocks. That was a full 39% of the Lancers' points, marking the third time in a row Jones has posted more than a third of the team's points. Noah Elias was another key player, putting up seven points.

The victory made it two in a row for Polytechnic and bumps their season record up to 12-7. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. As for Lakeside, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-9.

Polytechnic will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against San Bernardino at 4:00 p.m. on January 10th. As for Lakeside, they are taking a road trip to square off against Citrus Hill at 5:30 p.m. on January 7th. The Lancers will need to watch out since the Hawks have now posted at least 55 points in their last five matchups.