In what's become a running theme this season, the Lake Ridge Eagles gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against DeSoto as Lake Ridge made off with a 78-57 victory. The win was nothing new for Lake Ridge as they're now sitting on three straight.
Lake Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ehi Akharoh led the charge by scoring 19 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Akharoh has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Amir McMillian, who scored 17 points.
Lake Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 21 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for DeSoto, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.
Lake Ridge will head out on the road to face off against the Broncos at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mansfield Legacy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Eagles are ranked ninth). As for DeSoto, they will be playing at home against the Longhorns at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
