It was a proper cat-fight when Lovejoy took on Creekside Christian Academy on Saturday. The Lovejoy Wildcats might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Creekside Christian Academy Cougars an easy 52-32 win. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Lovejoy had strong showings from Charlye Fairchild, who posted 15 points and eight boards, and Jabria LeSane, who had 14 points in addition to six boards and four steals. That was a full 43.8% of Lovejoy's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Creekside Christian Academy can attribute much of their success to Laila Placide, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards. Placide has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kyara Ware, who posted ten points and six rebounds.
Lovejoy now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Creekside Christian Academy, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Lovejoy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 76-18 win against Wilkinson County on the 27th. As for Creekside Christian Academy, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against McDonough at 12:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025.
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