The Lamar County Trojans will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Utopian Academy for the Arts Utopian Academy for the Arts at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Utopian Academy for the Arts took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lamar County, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, everything went Lamar County's way against Jackson as Lamar County made off with a 58-35 victory.
Lamar County found their leader in sophomore Makayla Watts, who had 25 points plus six assists and four steals. The dominant performance gave Watts a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of JaZiyah Foster, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Lamar County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Utopian Academy for the Arts was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a blow against Notre Dame Academy, falling 52-6.
Utopian Academy for the Arts' loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Lamar County, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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