Academy of Richmond County lost against Laney last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Academy of Richmond County Musketeers took a hard 55-41 fall against the Laney Wildcats. The Musketeers were down 51-28 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
When it comes to explaining why Academy of Richmond County lost, don't look at NaCja Johnson. Despite the final result, she scored 16 points.
Raina Burns had a dynamite game for Laney, going 11 for 26 en route to 28 points plus six assists and five rebounds. Burns' evening made it 17 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Chiquita Gaffney, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
This is the second loss in a row for Academy of Richmond County and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Laney, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Academy of Richmond County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Harlem at 6:00 p.m. on December 3rd. Laney will also get a bit of a break before their next contest: they'll face off against Putnam County at 6:00 p.m. on December 3rd.
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