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| 01/31/25 - Away | 80-62 W |
| 01/07/25 - Home | 59-60 L |
| 02/02/16 - Home | 79-56 W |
| 01/09/16 - Away | 76-64 W |
| 02/03/15 - Away | 77-61 W |
| 01/10/15 - Home | 75-32 W |
After losing to East Paulding the last time they met, Lithia Springs decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Lithia Springs Lions took down the East Paulding Raiders 80-62 on Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Raiders are ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Paulding's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Dane Diomande, who went 6 of 13 en route to 17 points, and Malik Jordan, who posted 14 points and five assists. Jordan has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Gabe Thompson-Fields was another key player, putting up ten points and five assists.
The win made it two in a row for Lithia Springs and bumps their season record up to 12-12. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 5-18 East Paulding and 9-13 Kennesaw Mountain. As for East Paulding, they dropped their record down to 5-18 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home.
Lithia Springs has already played their next match, a 65-56 loss against Alexander on the 4th. As for East Paulding, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-50 defeat against Kennesaw Mountain on the 4th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
