Lake Placid was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 60-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Johnsburg Central Jaguars. The Bombers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Jaguars apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Despite the loss, Lake Placid still got an impressive performance from Seb Cecunjanin, who went 13-for-25 on his way to 36 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. That was a full 72% of Lake Placid's points, marking the eighth time in a row Cecunjanin has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Phoenix Colby, who earned four points and six boards.
Johnsburg Central found their leader in sophomore Nick Sauer-Jones, who put up 15 points along with eight rebounds and seven blocks. Sauer-Jones has become a key player for Johnsburg Central: the team is undefeated when he posts at least five blocks, but 7-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam McKinney, who had 17 points.
Lake Placid's loss dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Johnsburg Central, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-8.
Lake Placid will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Moriah at 6:00 p.m. on February 25th. Moriah knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 contests -- so hopefully Lake Placid likes a good challenge. As for Johnsburg Central, they have already played their next matchup, a 66-44 loss against Fort Ann on the 18th.
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