Loris lost to Dillon on January 9th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Lions were dealt a 55-17 loss at the hands of the Wildcats. The Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-12.
Iyonna Waters was Loris' leading scorer, having posted nine points. Saniah Day held things down on the boards with nine rebounds. Layna Hemingway took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Leading Dillon to victory were Treasure Davis and Khw-Nylahi McKinnon. Davis posted 21 points and eight steals, while McKinnon dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards. The contest was Davis' 27th in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jiana McGill, who earned nine points along with five rebounds and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Loris and nudges their season record down to 2-16. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 17-2 Aynor (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 89.5% over those games). As for Dillon, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 17-2.
Loris wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, an 80-38 defeat against Waccamaw on the 30th. As for Dillon, they have also already played their next game, a 58-46 win against Aynor on the 30th.
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