After flying high against the Santa Fe Catholic Hawks last Friday, the Lake Placid Dragons came back down to earth. Lake Placid took a 47-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of McKeel Academy on Thursday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lake Placid in their matchups with McKeel Academy: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, Lake Placid still got an impressive performance from Antranique Felton, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds. Felton is absolutely dominating the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Taraje Walker was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Lake Placid struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as McKeel Academy racked up nine assists.
Leading McKeel Academy to victory were Nicaria McHellon and Ava Anderson. McHellon scored 14 points along with two steals, while Anderson dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Anderson has scored at least a third of McKeel Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Jackson, who scored three points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Lake Placid's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for McKeel Academy, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Lake Placid won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Victory Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on January 12th. Victory Christian Academy is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak. As for McKeel Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against George Jenkins at 7:30 p.m.
