Basketball Recap: LaGrange Academy Takes a Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact LaGrange Academy can now relate to. They took a 51-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Flint River Academy Wildcats on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against Flint River Academy this season, with their most recent defeat being a 43-40 loss two weeks ago.

Leading Flint River Academy to victory were Jamir Muhammad and Cole Riner. Muhammad dropped a double-double with 17 points and 21 boards, while Riner posted 19 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave Muhammad a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was D. J. Baums, who had six points and 12 boards.

LaGrange Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 13-8 record this season. As for Flint River Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.

As of now, neither LaGrange Academy nor Flint River Academy have any future games scheduled.