The Lassiter Trojans won the last time they faced the Pope Greyhounds, and things went their way on Friday too. Lassiter walked away with a 47-39 win over Pope. The victory was all the more spectacular given Lassiter's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while Pope is ranked 97th).
Lassiter's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sophie Hortman, who scored 10 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Malia Loadwick was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with 5 steals.
Lassiter has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Pope, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 6-3.
Lassiter has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Cambridge at 6:00 p.m. on December 12th. As for Pope, they will head out on the road to face off against North Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Springs comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
