Basketball Recap: South Lamar's Run of Three Straight Wins Now Over

If South Lamar was feeling good fresh off their 75-41 takedown of Lamar County last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Lamar Stallions took a 62-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fayette County Tigers. The Stallions were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tigers earlier this season, when they won 50-43.

Stallions

Previous 5 Games

01/13/25 @ Fayette County	57-62
01/09/25 vs Lamar County	75-41
01/07/25 @ Gordo	45-42
01/06/25 vs Pickens Academy	63-22
01/04/25 vs Greene County	47-58

With the loss, South Lamar broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-11. As for Fayette County, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.

South Lamar has already played their next matchup, a 50-37 win against Pickens County on the 13th. As for Fayette County, they will host Hamilton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Fayette County's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Hamilton has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.