Hobbton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were dealt a 63-22 defeat at the hands of the Lakewood Leopards. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 597th, while the Leopards are ranked 144th).
Hobbton used a three-pronged attack on offense: Katie Britt, Madison Sinclair, and Izzy Hepworth posted five points each.
Lakewood was led to victory by A'Miyah Smith and Areona McKoy. Smith went 8 for 14 on her way to 18 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals, while McKoy went 10 of 16 en route to 19 points and six steals. McKoy's evening made it 12 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Rhodes, who posted 11 points.
Hobbton's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Lakewood, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Hobbton won't have much time to rest: their next match is against North Duplin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Duplin will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Hobbton surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lakewood, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll challenge Rosewood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season.
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