The Lakeside Panthers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Brunswick Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on January 19th. Lakeside has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 0-3 during that stretch of close contests.
Lakeside suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. They fell just short of Grovetown by a score of 55-53. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lakeside in their matchups with Grovetown: they've now lost seven in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Bryce Reynierson, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Marcus Chambliss, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Brunswick's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their seventh straight loss. They fell 63-52 to Effingham County.
Lakeside's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 9-7. As for Brunswick, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Lakeside strolled past Brunswick in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 67-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Brunswick's Caleb Butler, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lakeside still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
