Basketball Recap: Lovejoy Takes a Loss

It was a proper cat-fight when Lovejoy duked it out withLangston Hughes on Tuesday. The Lovejoy Wildcats took a blow against the Langston Hughes Panthers, falling 90-49. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.

When it comes to explaining why Lovejoy lost, don't look at Noah Banks. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 14 en route to 17 points. That was a full 34.7% of Lovejoy's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eathon Atkins, who put up six points.

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

12/10/24 vs Langston Hughes	49-90
12/07/24 @ Mundy's Mill	69-72
12/06/24 @ Morrow	65-67
12/03/24 vs Dutchtown	53-71
11/26/24 vs Houston County	52-66

Even though they lost, Lovejoy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in seven consecutive matches.

Lovejoy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Langston Hughes, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.

Lovejoy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 68-64 win against Banneker on the 12th. As for Langston Hughes, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-50 victory against Northgate on the 13th.