Evans hasn't had much luck against Lakeside recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Evans Knights will head out to face off against the Lakeside Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Evans will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Greenbrier, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Evans walked away with a 60-48 win over Greenbrier on Tuesday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/07/25 vs Greenbrier | 27 |
| 12/30/24 @ Midland Valley | 30 |
| 12/28/24 vs South Pointe | 16 |
Evans found their leader in sophomore Chabria Tate, who went 8 for 18 on her way to 27 points in addition to seven boards and five steals. Tate's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Deedee Brooks, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 14 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Lakeside had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They blew past the Rebels 50-27. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 23 points or more this season.
The victory got Lakeside back to even at 6-6. As for Evans, they pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Evans was taken down by Lakeside 72-32 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Evans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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