Basketball Recap: Stratford Comes Up Short

Stratford lost against Lucy Beckham back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Stratford Knights were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 67-66 to the Lucy Beckham Bengals.

Landon Simmons

Points (Career)

02/04/25 @ Lucy Beckham	13
12/03/24 @ Colleton County	8
01/31/25 @ Wando	6
12/13/24 @ Carolina Forest	6
01/17/25 @ Cane Bay	5

Despite the loss, Stratford had strong showings from Landon Simmons, who posted 13 points, and Zanquel Baldwin, who earned 12 points. Those 13 points gave Simmons a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Herman Smith, who put up nine points.

Stratford has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Lucy Beckham, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-8.

Stratford didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 74-37 defeat against Cane Bay on the 6th. As for Lucy Beckham, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 61-36 loss against Goose Creek on the 7th.