Basketball Recap: Lafayette County Snags Ninth Victory in Last Ten Games

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

12/06/24 @ Columbia Christian	48
01/21/25 vs Strong	44
12/04/24 vs Foreman	41
12/13/24 vs Hermitage	39
01/17/25 @ Hermitage	32

There's no place like home for Lafayette County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. Everything went their way against the Kirby Trojans on Thursday as the Lafayette County Cougars made off with a 46-24 win. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Atesa Johnson was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. That's the most rebounds she has posted since back in December of 2024. Aleyah Antwine was another key player, putting up nine points.

Lafayette County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.8 points per game. As for Kirby, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-12.

Lafayette County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Kirby has already played their next match (against Dierks), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.