The Hamilton Marines will take on the Lakewood Park Christian Panthers in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hamilton will be strutting in after a victory while Lakewood Park Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Hamilton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 50-15 win over Pansophia Academy. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Marines as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Lakewood Park Christian suffered their biggest defeat since January 11th on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Eastside and fell 78-51. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Blazers: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the defeat, Lakewood Park Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Gracelyn Martin went 5 of 10 on her way to 15 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. The dominant performance also gave Martin a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Lilia West, who posted 16 points and seven rebounds.
Hamilton's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Lakewood Park Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
Hamilton was dealt a bruising 66-10 defeat at the hands of Lakewood Park Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakewood Park Christian's Ava McGrade, who went 9 of 16 from beyond the arc on her way to 35 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Now that Hamilton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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