Marion lost against Lake City back in December of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Marion Swamp Foxes took a 44-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lake City Panthers. The Swamp Foxes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Marion's loss came despite strong showings from Charles White Jr and Jameir Legette. White Jr posted 12 points and eight rebounds, while Legette had 11 points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Marion smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive games.
Lake City had a senior duo take command as Kenjae Burgess dropped a triple-double with 12 boards, ten assists, and 13 steals and Blayne Edwards almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. Burgess is becoming a predictor of Lake City's success: when he posts at least eight boards the team is undefeated (and 5-6 when he doesn't). Devin Cockfield was another key player, putting up five points along with 18 rebounds and three steals.
Marion's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Lake City, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Marion has already played their next contest, a 61-50 win against Kingstree on the 5th. As for Lake City, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 44-34 defeat against Lee Central on the 6th.
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