Basketball Recap: North Lamar's Run of Four Straight Victories Now Over

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

12/27/24 @ Atlanta	67-69
12/26/24 @ Rivercrest	69-43
12/26/24 vs White Oak	57-48
12/20/24 vs Sunnyvale	60-57
12/17/24 @ Mineola	51-39

If North Lamar was feeling good fresh off their 69-43 takedown of Rivercrest on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The North Lamar Panthers fell just short of the Atlanta Rabbits by a score of 69-67 on Friday. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

North Lamar's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Atlanta, the win got them back to even at 10-10.

North Lamar won't have much time to rest: their next game is against New Diana at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. North Lamar knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully New Diana likes a good challenge. As for Atlanta, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 89-41 victory against Winnsboro on the 27th.