The scoreboard lights were working overtime.
So were the shooters.
In the opening Maritime Women’s Basketball Association game, hometown Lake City 56ers outlasted Moncton Mystics, 102-96, in one of the league’s highest scoring games in its five-year history.
Lake City dropped a remarkable 24 three-pointers.
Julia Black paced the 56ers with 26 points. Evie Hargraves scored 18, Olive Logan 14, and Emily MacNeil 13. Lauren Armstrong added 10.
Maddie Eustace was red-hot for Moncton, knocking down a game-high 27 points. Eve Kalala popped 17, and Sadie Bowen added 15.
Lake City is home tomorrow, welcoming Halifax Thunder at 3 p.m. at Cole Harbour High School.
Moncton caps its Nova Scotia swing with a 2:30 p.m. start against the Halifax Hornets at Mount St. Vincent University.
