Picayune couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 48-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lumberton Panthers on Tuesday. The Maroon Tide lost against the Panthers in their previous head to head back in November of 2021, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 46-12 score last time.
Picayune lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Rhyen Goss, who posted 13 points. Another player making a difference was Laikyn Moore, who scored 11 points.
Picayune will square off against McAdams at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Lumberton, they will head out to square off against Hartfield Academy at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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