If the Lawrence County Red Devils were feeling good off their 49-18 takedown of the Haleyville Lions last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Lawrence County took a 60-41 bruising from Hamilton on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Lawrence County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while Hamilton is ranked 72nd).
Lawrence County's loss came despite strong showings from Ava Boyll and Kylie Graham. Boyll dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds, while Graham scored 12 points along with five rebounds. Those 12 points set a new season-high mark for her.
Even though they lost, Lawrence County were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Aubrey Sorrells continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Hamilton, dropping a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. The game was Sorrells' 16th in a row with at least ten points. Jordan Parker was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Lawrence County has been struggling recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for Hamilton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Lawrence County won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Brewer at 6:00 p.m. on January 5th. Hopefully Brewer focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday. Hamilton won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Winfield at 6:00 p.m. on January 5th.
