West Laurens lost against Academy of Richmond County back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The West Laurens Raiders were dealt a 62-24 loss at the hands of the Academy of Richmond County Musketeers. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 422nd, while the Musketeers are ranked 202nd).
Academy of Richmond County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Amari Butler out in front who posted 18 points. That's the most points Butler has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of NaCja Johnson, who put up 14 points.
This is the second loss in a row for West Laurens and nudges their season record down to 6-18. As for Academy of Richmond County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.
As of now, neither West Laurens nor Academy of Richmond County have any future games scheduled.
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