After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Jackson, M.L. King was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Creekside Seminoles 78-55. With that victory, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 53.8 points per game.
M.L. King was led to victory by Emontae Gourdine and Calvin Everhart Iii. Gourdine went 10 for 20 en route to 26 points, while Everhart Iii went 5 for 10 en route to 11 points plus seven rebounds and seven steals. The dominant performance also gave Everhart Iii a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Jashawn Pope was another key player, scoring seven points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
M.L. King was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Creekside lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Daylen Jones, who went 10 for 19 en route to 26 points plus two steals. That was a full 47.3% of Creekside's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Elizjah Phillips, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
The win snapped M.L. King's losing streak at seven games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-4 record. As for Creekside, they dropped their record down to 0-5 with the loss, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
M.L. King will square off against Hart County at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. As for Creekside, they will take on Stephenson at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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