Basketball Recap: Loris Snaps Five-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Lions

Previous 5 Games

12/13/24 vs North Myrtle Beach	32-50
12/11/24 vs Green Sea Floyds	77-18
12/09/24 @ Conway	53-31
12/05/24 @ Green Sea Floyds	66-16
12/03/24 @ Carolina Forest	39-33

After a string of four wins, Loris's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a hard 50-32 fall against the North Myrtle Beach Chiefs. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Chiefs are ranked 16th).

Despite the defeat, Loris saw an underclassman step up: freshman Dazena Capers posted 15 points.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Myrtle Beach to victory, but perhaps none more so than Janiyah Bragg, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 15 points and five rebounds. Those 15 points gave Bragg a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Vereen, who went 6 of 13 on her way to 15 points in addition to six boards and five steals.

Loris' loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for North Myrtle Beach, the win keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.

Loris wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 37-18 victory against Conway on the 16th. As for North Myrtle Beach, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 45-37 win against Laney on the 17th.