Legion Collegiate Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost to the Carolina Forest Panthers on the road by a 63-48 margin. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 458th, while the Panthers are ranked 20th).
Legion Collegiate Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jacob Siuta, who posted 13 points and six rebounds. Maddox Cottman was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Carolina Forest found their leader in freshman JJ Gray, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 25 points and four steals. Gray is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 21 or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zechariah Gardner, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 18 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Legion Collegiate Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Carolina Forest, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Legion Collegiate Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-62 victory against San Jose Prep on the 3rd. As for Carolina Forest, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 75-67 defeat against Christ Church Episcopal on the 3rd.
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