Pike Valley was the 57-51 winner over Lakeside when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Pike Valley Panthers took a 55-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lakeside Knights on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Knights are ranked 88th).
| 01/10/25 @ Lakeside | 4 |
| 01/03/25 @ Peabody-Burns | 4 |
| 12/20/24 vs Sylvan-Lucas | 3 |
| 12/17/24 @ Wakefield | 8 |
| 12/14/24 vs Wakefield | 5 |
Despite the loss, Pike Valley still got an impressive performance from Andrew Cooper, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Cooper has been hot, having also posted three or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ezra Benne, who posted nine points.
Jace Cunningham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lakeside, going 9 of 17 on his way to 23 points and six rebounds. With that strong performance, Cunningham is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Remus, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 boards.
Pike Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Lakeside, their victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-1.
Pike Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-49 defeat against Tescott on the 11th. As for Lakeside, they will square off against Thunder Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakeside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
