Fort Meade won the last time they faced Lake Placid and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Fort Meade Miners walked away with a 59-50 victory over the Lake Placid Dragons.
Omari Russell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 16 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Another player making a difference was Mekhi Berrien, who posted nine points and three steals.
Fort Meade was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Placid only posted two assists.
Despite the loss, Lake Placid still got an impressive performance from Dj Bullard, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 boards. Those 26 points gave Bullard a new career-high. Mosley Mccray was another key player, posting eight points and 12 rebounds.
Fort Meade has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Lake Placid, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.
Fort Meade will square off against Lake Region at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Region has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games. Lake Placid has already played their next contest (against Oasis Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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