After losing to Darlington the last time they met, Lakewood decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Lakewood Gators took down the Darlington Falcons 50-33 on Friday.
Lakewood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Darius Franklin led the charge by dropping a double-double on 19 points and 14 boards. Lakewood is 2-1 when Franklin posts eight or more boards, but 4-5 otherwise. Andre Mcbride was another key player, putting up ten points and five steals.
Lakewood is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points per game. As for Darlington, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-4.
Lakewood will take on River Bluff in a tournament on Thursday. As for Darlington, they will head out to face off against Timberland at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday.
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