It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-44, which was the final score in the Mountainburg Dragons's tilt against the Lamar Warriors on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Warriors are ranked 31st).
Lamar's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ben Noonan, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 12 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. Noonan is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least four every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Caleb Green, who went 7 of 10 en route to 19 points.
Mountainburg has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Lamar, their record now sits at 8-1.
Mountainburg wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 65-60 loss against Waldron on the 13th. Lamar will take on Lavaca in a holiday battle at at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Lamar is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.9 points per game this season.
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