It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Lake City ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They skirted past the Hartsville Red Foxes 79-76. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Panthers were down 54-40 in the third quarter.
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Lake City was led to victory by Kenjae Burgess and Devin Cockfield. Burgess dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 assists, while Cockfield dropped a double-double on 12 points and 18 boards. Cockfield is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. A'Mari Hanna was another key player, putting up 13 points and six assists.
Lake City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hartsville only pulled down nine offensive boards.
Hartsville's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of EJ Smith, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 boards, and Tristian Spann, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points along with seven assists and five steals. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Derrion Gattison, who posted nine points and three blocks.
Lake City is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Hartsville, they dropped their record down to 5-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Lake City will square off against Atlantic Collegiate Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season. As for Hartsville, they will face off against Lower Richland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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