Basketball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Lamar County

Trojans

Margin (Wins)

12/06/24 vs Utopian Academy for the Arts	69
01/17/25 @ Towers	61
01/14/25 @ Utopian Academy for the Arts	57
12/07/24 vs Crawford County	51
12/27/24 vs Elite Scholars Academy	49

Lamar County had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They really took it to the McNair Mustangs for the full four quarters, racking up a 64-26 victory. The Trojans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Lamar County found their leader in freshman JaZiyah Foster, who posted 20 points and five boards. Foster's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Watts, who had eight points along with seven assists and four steals.

Lamar County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 16 consecutive contests.

Lamar County is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for McNair, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-15.

Lamar County has already played their next match, a 53-42 win against Upson-Lee on the 1st. As for McNair, they will challenge Jasper County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.