The Lakeside Vikings will square off against the Chamblee Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Lakeside lost to Woodward Academy at home by a 66-47 margin. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 364th, while the War Eagles are ranked fourth).
01/25/25 vs Woodward Academy | 6 |
12/27/24 vs Druid Hills | 5 |
11/15/24 @ St. Francis | 3 |
01/14/25 @ Shiloh | 2 |
01/07/25 @ Tri-Cities | 2 |
Despite the loss, Lakeside saw an underclassman step up: freshman Sterling Pritchett went 8 for 17 en route to 20 points and six steals. The dominant performance gave Pritchett a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Bennion, who posted nine points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Chamblee suffered their biggest defeat since November 30, 2024 on Friday. They lost 88-68 to Tri-Cities. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (63), Chamblee still had to take the loss.
Chamblee's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Lakeside, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Lakeside, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 53-37 loss to Chamblee in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Will Lakeside have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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