Lamar Consolidated fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Almeta Crawford on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 76-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chargers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (65), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Lamar Consolidated lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kai Aitch, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds. Cordel Bonney was another key player, shooting 50% from the field on his way to 16 points.
Lamar Consolidated's loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2. As for Almeta Crawford, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Lamar Consolidated didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 64-63 win against Royal on the 25th. As for Almeta Crawford, they will square off against Lake Ridge at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
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