South Pike suffered their biggest defeat since November 15, 2024 on Tuesday. They were beaten by the Lawrence County Cougars 45-16. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 42-24 back in January.
South Pike's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ayniah Varnado, who posted six points and seven rebounds, and Harmoni Pittman, who had three points.
Lawrence County can attribute much of their success to Addie Pennington, who went 5-for-8 en route to 12 points and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Pennington a new career-high in field goal percentage (63%). Another player making a difference was Amilyah Barnes, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine boards.
South Pike's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9. As for Lawrence County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season.
South Pike wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 41-40 victory against Columbia on the 6th. As for Lawrence County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 34-18 win against Poplarville on the 6th.
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