Basketball Recap: Lawrence County Takes a Loss

Lawrence County fought the good fight in their overtime game against Tullahoma on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Tullahoma Wildcats 63-57. Lawrence County was not able to repeat the success they had when they faced Tullahoma earlier this season, when they won 56-51.

Khani Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Tullahoma, going 8 for 16 en route to 23 points and eight boards. Those eight rebounds gave Johnson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Xavier Farrell, who posted 21 points in addition to six boards and three steals.

Lawrence County's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Tullahoma, they pushed their record up to 23-3 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wildcats duke it out with the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Tullahoma, they will host Franklin County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.