The M.L. King Lions's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They were dealt a 71-25 loss at the hands of Arabia Mountain. M.L. King has struggled against Arabia Mountain recently, as their contest on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why M.L. King lost, one person who can't be blamed is Alika Daugherty. Despite the final result, she scored 10 points along with 7 steals. Daugherty scored a full 40% of M.L. King's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Janaya Williams was another key contributor, scoring 6 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 steals.
M.L. King's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Arabia Mountain, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
M.L. King will head out on the road to face off against Towers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Towers has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Arabia Mountain, they will be playing at home against Tucker at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tucker will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 406th, while Arabia Mountain is ranked 45th).
