Kingstree is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Lake City is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The two teams will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Kingstree strolled past Atlantic Collegiate Academy with points to spare, taking the game 51-34.
Kingstree's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Naydia Shaw led the charge by dropping a double-double with 20 points and 14 boards. That makes it six consecutive games in which Shaw has scored at least a third of Kingstree's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaiden McKnight, who posted eight points along with nine blocks and five rebounds.
Kingstree smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lake City sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 50-48 win over Manning on Tuesday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Monarchs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Lake City's win bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Kingstree, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Kingstree came up short against Lake City in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 57-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake City's Hannah Riles, who put up 22 points and six steals. Now that Kingstree knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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