Basketball Recap: Emerson Falls Short of Lafayette County in the Playoffs

Pirates

Previous 5 Games

02/20/25 vs Lafayette County	42-56
02/18/25 vs Strong	72-25
02/14/25 @ Nevada	69-22
02/04/25 vs Strong	76-20
02/03/25 @ Bradley	66-43

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Emerson can now relate to. They lost to the Lafayette County Cougars at home by a 56-42 margin on Thursday. The Pirates' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

Atesa Johnson was her usual excellent self, shooting 60% from the field to rack up 20 points and seven boards for Lafayette County. That makes it four consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least a third of Lafayette County's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aleyah Antwine, who posted eight points in addition to eight rebounds and seven blocks.

Emerson's defeat dropped their record down to 25-7. As for Lafayette County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.

Emerson has already played their next match, a 63-37 win against Bearden on the 21st. As for Lafayette County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 35-29 loss against Taylor on the 21st.