Basketball Recap: Lamar Takes a Loss

If Lamar was riding high fresh off their 61-39 takedown of Park Place Christian Academy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lamar Raiders received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 68-53 to the Wayne Academy Jaguars. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 57-41 back in December of 2024.

Lamar's defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Wayne Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.

Lamar and Wayne Academy could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings. Lamar (ranked 207th) will meet Leake Academy (ranked 70th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Wayne Academy will challenge Simpson Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday down 87 places (117 vs. 30).