Lafayette lost against Baker County back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Lafayette Hornets took a 66-49 bruising from the Baker County Wildcats. The Hornets were down 55-33 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Lafayette lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tywan Williamson, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 12 points in addition to five assists and three steals. Williamson continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Hill, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 11 points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Lafayette and nudges their season record down to 6-7. As for Baker County, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lafayette won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Suwannee at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lafayette is facing Suwannee at the right time seeing as Suwannee is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Baker County, they will square off against Clay at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Baker County will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Clay will have lost four straight heading into Thursday's game.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
