M.L. King lost against Midtown back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The M.L. King Lions came up short against the Midtown Knights, falling 74-49. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Knights are ranked 98th).
Midtown was led to victory by Dhati Lewis and Darrion Hadley. Lewis went 5 of 7 en route to 16 points and five boards, while Hadley went 5 for 10 on his way to 11 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Horton, who posted eight points.
M.L. King's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-14. As for Midtown, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
M.L. King wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 76-40 win against Washington on the 20th. Midtown has also already played their next contest, a 68-52 loss against Paideia on the 18th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
