Basketball Recap: Winfield Pirates vs. Lamar County Bulldogs
Winfield won the last time they faced Lamar County, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Winfield Pirates walked away with a 62-53 victory over the Lamar County Bulldogs. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Leading Winfield to victory were Slate Gilbert and Sean Wyers. Gilbert went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points plus five assists and five rebounds, while Wyers almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. That's the most threes Gilbert has posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was Jacob Chism, who earned five points in addition to five rebounds.
Winfield pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lamar County, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Winfield and Marion County are set to duel on Tuesday. As for Lamar County, they will welcome Fayette County at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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