The M.L. King Lions will host the Columbia Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully M.L. King focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 26 on Tuesday.
M.L. King is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Collins Hill at home and fell 93-51.
Emontae Gourdine put forth a good effort for the losing side as he went 5 for 11 en route to 11 points plus two steals. Another player making a difference was Sha?Vion Jackson, who earned ten points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, a victory for Columbia just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 61-39 to Cedar Grove. The Eagles were down 51-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
M.L. King's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Columbia, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
M.L. King didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Columbia in their previous meeting back in January of 2020, but they still walked away with a 68-64 win. Will M.L. King repeat their success, or does Columbia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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