Basketball Recap: Garrett Lowry's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Paxton over Pike Liberal Arts

On Monday, the Paxton Bobcats were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 60-54 to the Pike Liberal Arts Patriots.

Garrett Lowry

Points (Career)

12/09/24 @ Pike Liberal Arts	18
11/21/24 vs Graceville	14
11/25/24 @ Pensacola Christian Academy	10
11/30/23 vs Geneva County	9
11/18/24 vs Ponce De Leon	9

Paxton lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Garrett Lowry, who posted 18 points and six rebounds. Those 18 points gave Lowry a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Wade Borgesen, who earned 13 points.

Paxton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Pike Liberal Arts, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season.

Paxton and Laurel Hill will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played. Paxton is facing Laurel Hill at the right time seeing as Laurel Hill is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Pike Liberal Arts, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Dale County at 7:00 p.m.