Lakewood hadn't done well against Sumter recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Lakewood Gators walked away with a 51-40 win over the Sumter Gamecocks. This was a revenge game for the Gators: when they faced off against the Gamecocks two weeks ago, they had to take a 57-56 defeat.
| 12/14/24 vs Sumter | 9 |
| 12/13/24 vs Dreher | 8 |
| 12/11/24 @ Westwood | 10 |
Lakewood's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Darius Franklin, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine boards. Franklin has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Franklin, who posted 14 points.
The victory made it two in a row for Lakewood and bumps their season record up to 4-5. As for Sumter, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Lakewood will be playing in front of their home fans against Scott's Branch at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Lakewood has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Sumter, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Westside at 1:00 p.m. on December 27th.
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