The Hannah-Pamplico Raiders's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight defeat. They lost to Latta at home by a decisive 50-32 margin. Hannah-Pamplico was down 43-17 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Hannah-Pamplico still got an impressive performance from Jayla Graham, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 53.1% of Hannah-Pamplico's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Shawniza Bethea continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Latta, almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Bethea has scored at least a third of Latta's points. Anziya Jones was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with three steals.
Hannah-Pamplico dropped their record down to 3-16 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Latta, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-10.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hannah-Pamplico will face off against Green Sea Floyds at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Hannah-Pamplico focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 31 on Tuesday. Latta will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Lamar at 6:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Hopefully Latta focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 25 on Tuesday.
