The Louisburg Warriors lost against the Southern Durham Spartans back in January of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Louisburg was dealt a 76-48 loss at the hands of Southern Durham. While losing is never fun, Louisburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while Southern Durham is ranked 48th).
Despite the defeat, Louisburg saw an underclassman step up: Josh Smith scored 20 points. Smith has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Sheldon, who scored eight points.
Southern Durham's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jackson Keith led the charge by dropping a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Keith hasn't dropped below 15 points for 12 straight games. Another player making a difference was Kejon Hughes, who scored 11 points along with six assists and four steals.
Louisburg's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Southern Durham, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Louisburg won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Vance County at 7:30 p.m. on February 6th. Vance County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Southern Durham, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Granville Central at 7:30 p.m. on February 6th. One thing working in Southern Durham's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 games.
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