The Lakeside Christian Lions had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They managed a 64-60 win over Admiral Farragut on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for Lakeside Christian as they're now sitting on five straight.
Lakeside Christian was led to victory by Nijaun Harris and Sherwin Simmons. Harris scored 25 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Simmons scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Harris has scored at least a third of Lakeside Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Jackson, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Admiral Farragut lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Lukas Fontasiewicz, who scored 14 points along with three steals and two blocks. It was the first time this season that Fontasiewicz posted two or more blocks. Another player making a difference was Vuk Lazarevic, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 15 rebounds.
Lakeside Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Admiral Farragut, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
Lakeside Christian will head out on the road to square off against Sports Leadership & Management at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lakeside Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 23 contests. Admiral Farragut does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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