Lamar hasn't had much luck against C.A. Johnson recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Silver Foxes will head out on the road to take on the Hornets at 8:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lamar sitting on nine straight victories and C.A. Johnson on seven.
Lamar is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Riverwalk Academy to the tune of 86-10 on Wednesday. Given the Silver Foxes' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Lions are ranked 298th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Davaris Lambert
| 02/04/26 @ Riverwalk Academy | 5 |
| 01/30/26 vs Governor's School for Science & Math | 5 |
| 01/28/26 @ Lewisville | 4 |
| 01/23/26 @ McBee | 3 |
| 01/17/26 @ Marion | 2 |
| 01/16/26 vs Midlands STEM Charter | 3 |
Lamar can attribute much of their success to Davaris Lambert, who went 6-for-10 on his way to 16 points in addition to five assists and five steals, and Lamont Williams, who shot 73% from the field en route to 18 points along with five boards and four steals. Lambert has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nygel Eaddy, who went 6-for-8 to rack up 12 points and five steals.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Lamar was working as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, C.A. Johnson hadn't done well against Great Falls recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Hornets blew past the Red Devils 75-41. The Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 23 points or more this season.
Lamar's record now sits at 13-8. As for C.A. Johnson, their record is now 15-7.
Lamar suffered a grim 70-47 defeat to C.A. Johnson in their previous meeting back in January. Can the Silver Foxes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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