Starkville Academy entered their contest against Lamar on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Starkville Academy Volunteers took a 54-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lamar Raiders. The Volunteers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Raiders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Despite the loss, Starkville Academy still got an impressive performance from Raylee Jones, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Jones a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). Kate Couvillion was another key player, scoring 14 points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Starkville Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lamar only posted eight.
Lamar had a senior duo take command as Aryah Grace dropped a double-double on 27 points and 18 rebounds and Blake Hart went 7 for 9 en route to 14 points plus two steals. The game was Grace's sixth in a row with at least ten points.
Starkville Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. As for Lamar, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
Starkville Academy will head out to face off against Columbus Christian Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Lamar, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 77-39 defeat against Pillow Academy on the 26th.
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