Lake City has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 50-43 to the Marion Swamp Foxes on Thursday. The Panthers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Swamp Foxes earlier this season, when they won 50-49.
Na'Shira Starks
| 02/13/25 vs Marion | 17 |
| 02/06/25 vs Lee Central | 16 |
| 12/23/24 vs Waccamaw | 16 |
| 02/06/24 vs Marlboro County | 14 |
| 02/02/24 @ Darlington | 14 |
When it comes to explaining why Lake City lost, don't look at Na'Shira Starks. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds. Those 17 points gave Starks a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hannah Riles, who posted 12 points.
Even though they lost, Lake City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Marion's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaeda Davis led the charge by putting up 18 points and four steals. That makes it 14 consecutive games in which Davis has scored at least a third of Marion's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Maliyah Williams, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 13 boards.
Lake City's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Marion, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
As of now, neither Lake City nor Marion have any future games scheduled.
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