Lawrence County won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Athens Golden Eagles an easy 64-44 victory. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 48th).
Lawrence County now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Athens, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
The future could be bright for both Lawrence County and Athens: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Lawrence County will try to hand Hatton their eighth-straight defeat when the two meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Athens will look to extend Gardendale's four-game losing streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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