Hot Springs lost against Lakeside back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Hot Springs Trojans took a blow against the Lakeside Rams, falling 60-19. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Rams are ranked 39th).
Leading Lakeside to victory were Payton Futch and Mckenzie Williams. Futch almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds, while Williams posted 13 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Futch has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 17 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Aniyah Humphrey, who put up eight points.
Hot Springs dropped their record down to 1-19 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lakeside, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hot Springs has already played their next match (against Lake Hamilton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lakeside will challenge Pine Bluff at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine Bluff has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 22 straight losses, while Lakeside will come in with five straight victories.
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