The Lake City Panthers will head out to challenge the Atlantic Collegiate Academy Armada at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lake City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 79-76 victory over Hartsville on Friday. The win almost wasn't to be: the Panthers were down 54-40 in the third quarter.
| 01/03/25 vs Hartsville | 23 |
| 12/10/24 @ Lee Central | 15 |
| 12/13/24 @ East Clarendon | 14 |
| 12/17/24 vs Kingstree | 13 |
| 12/19/24 @ Mullins | 7 |
Lake City had a senior duo take command as Kenjae Burgess dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 assists and Devin Cockfield dropped a double-double on 12 points and 18 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Burgess has scored all season. Another player making a difference was A'Mari Hanna, who posted 13 points and six assists.
Lake City was working as a unit and finished the game with 29 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Atlantic Collegiate Academy faced Crestwood in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Sunday. Atlantic Collegiate Academy snuck past Crestwood with a 67-61 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Armada sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy's win came from a few key players Lake City will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jaylen Bellamy, who earned 14 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Anton Daniels, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 15 points.
Atlantic Collegiate Academy's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Lake City, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Lake City was taken down by Atlantic Collegiate Academy 84-53 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Lake City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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