Lamar County falls despite strong effort from Shakiria Foster

By Team Reports Mar 3, 2024, 2:22pm

Recap: Lamar County Trojans vs. Athens Christian Eagles

The Lamar County Trojans and the Athens Christian Eagles squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Lamar County Trojans had to settle for second. They took a 57-42 bruising from the Eagles. Lamar County's defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.

Despite the loss, Lamar County still got an impressive performance from Shakiria Foster, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 59.5% of Lamar County's points, marking the 12th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Journi Harris, who scored five points along with five rebounds.

Lamar County's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-6. As for Athens Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.

Lamar County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Athens Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 70-38 loss vs. St. Francis on the 1st.

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