If the Stone Mountain Pirates were feeling good off their 76-21 takedown of the Cross Keys Indians last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Stone Mountain ended up on the wrong side of a rough 67-43 walloping at the hands of Stephenson on Thursday. Stone Mountain has struggled against Stephenson recently, as their match on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Stone Mountain's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Makayla Wilson, who scored 19 points. That was a full 44.2% of Stone Mountain's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Laila Coleman, who scored six points along with six rebounds.
Stone Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Stephenson, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-9.
Stone Mountain won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Westminster at 6:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Westminsterpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Stone Mountain in Georgia (Westminster is ranked 159th, while Stone Mountain is ranked 435th). As for Stephenson, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Clarkston at 6:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Stephenson is facing Clarkston at the right time seeing as Clarkston is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.
