Laurel Hill has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 64-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Washburn Pirates on Monday.
Despite the loss, Laurel Hill still got an impressive performance from Aiyana Dixon, who dropped a double-double on 35 points and 28 rebounds. That was a full 67.3% of Laurel Hill's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Dracen Waters, who earned five points.
Washburn's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Saylor Clay led the charge by going 9 of 20 on her way to 24 points. Clay has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Williams, who had 20 points and five rebounds.
Laurel Hill's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Washburn, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Laurel Hill wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 65-24 victory against Destin on the 3rd. As for Washburn, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 51-49 defeat against Claiborne on the 3rd.
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