The Lakeside Knights scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They breezed by Natoma on the road to the tune of 78-29. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lakeside also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2023.
Leading Lakeside to victory were Reece Remus and Jace Cunningham. Remus scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals, while Cunningham scored 24 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cunningham has scored all season. Eli Schmitt was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Natoma struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Lakeside pulled down ten offensive rebounds.
Lakeside's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Natoma, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 matchups, which is still a better percentage than their 1-16 record this season.
Lakeside will head out on the road to challenge Sylvan-Lucas at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Lakeside focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up six on Friday. As for Natoma, they will be playing at home against Southern Cloud co-op [Miltonvale/Glasco] at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Southern Cloud co-op [Miltonvale/Glasco] and seven for Natoma.
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