Basketball Recap: Lakeside Drops Highest Score of Season Against Pike Valley

Knights

Team Score

01/10/25 vs Pike Valley	41
12/10/24 vs Stockton	35
12/13/24 vs Rock Hills	29
12/20/24 @ Stockton	25
12/14/24 vs Thunder Ridge	24

Lakeside scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to the Pike Valley Panthers 47-41. The Knights just can't catch a break and have now endured six losses in a row.

Lakeside's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marley McCoy, who posted six points and nine boards. McCoy is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Cambri Schoen, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 13 points.

Even though they lost, Lakeside was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Pike Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Breanna Reeves led the charge by putting up 11 points in addition to four steals and four blocks. The dominant performance gave Reeves a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Martin, who went 9 of 20 on her way to 19 points and eight boards.

Lakeside's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Pike Valley, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-4.

Lakeside will head out to face off against Thunder Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pike Valley, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 43-39 victory against Tescott on the 11th.