Basketball Recap: Aryah Grace's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Lamar over Simpson Academy
By Team Reports
Dec 7, 2024, 3:38am
Basketball Recap: Lamar Raiders vs. Simpson Academy Cougars
Lamar has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost to the Simpson Academy Cougars on the road by a 61-46 margin on Tuesday. The Raiders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Aryah Grace, who went 8 for 18 en route to 20 points plus seven rebounds and four steals. Grace's evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Hart, who went 6 for 14 en route to 14 points plus two steals.
Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Simpson Academy, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1.
Lamar will challenge Presbyterian Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Lamar is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season. As for Simpson Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-16 victory against Copiah Academy on the 5th.
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