Basketball Recap: Lassiter Takes a Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lassiter can now relate to. They were beaten by the Langston Hughes Panthers 72-40 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Panthers are ranked sixth).

Sophie Hortman

Points

02/22/25 @ Langston Hughes	16
02/18/25 @ Roswell	22
02/14/25 vs Sequoyah	18

Lassiter's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sophie Hortman, who posted 16 points. The game was Hortman's third in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malia Loadwick, who put up seven points and nine rebounds.

Lassiter's defeat dropped their record down to 13-16. As for Langston Hughes, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 27-2.

Lassiter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Langston Hughes, they have already played their next matchup, a 66-34 win against Veterans on the 25th.