It was a good run, but the Lake View Wild Gators unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell to Lumberton 61-57. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Lake View came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 47th in South Carolina, while Lumberton is ranked 314th in North Carolina).
Defeat or not, Lake View got some senior leadership from Gwendasia Page who dropped a triple-double on 18 points, 23 rebounds, and ten steals and Jaleya Ford who almost dropped a triple-double on 28 points, ten rebounds, and nine steals. Ford scored a full 49.1% of Lake View's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zy'Kiara Waters, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Lake View's defeat dropped their record down to 8-1. As for Lumberton, their win bumped their record up to 1-5.
Lake View won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Dillon at 2:00 p.m. on December 21st. Hopefully Dillon focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Wednesday. Lumberton will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against St. Pauls at 2:00 p.m. on December 22nd. Hopefully St. Pauls focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Wednesday.
