There's no place like home for the M.L. King Lions, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 61-52 win over Lithonia on Tuesday. Given M.L. King's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while Lithonia is ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
M.L. King got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kennedy Ruzvidzo jr. out in front who scored 22 points along with three steals. Ruzvidzo jr. is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Devin Bowers, who scored 17 points.
M.L. King has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which lines up perfectly with their 15-5 record this season. As for Lithonia, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-13.
M.L. King will head out on the road to face off against Arabia Mountain at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lithonia, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Chamblee at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Chamblee focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday.