Even though the Carrollton Trojans scored an imposing 60 points on Saturday, the Langston Hughes Panthers still came out on top. Langston Hughes took their game against the Trojans 69-60. The win made it back-to-back wins for Langston Hughes.
Langston Hughes was led to victory by Jaron LeMelle and Brentis Schaeffer. LeMelle dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds, while Schaeffer scored 22 points. Schaeffer is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Christian Walthour was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Langston Hughes is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Carrollton, they dropped their record down to 15-7 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Langston Hughes and the Raiders will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 30th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. East Paulding will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Panthers are ranked 27th). As for Carrollton, they will head out on the road to take on the Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Westlake's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine matchups.
