Lumpkin County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were dealt a 59-32 defeat at the hands of the Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Spartans are ranked 116th).
Asia Johnson was nothing short of spectacular for Greater Atlanta Christian: she went 5 for 12 en route to 16 points in addition to five boards and five steals. Johnson continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jermani Govan, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Lumpkin County's loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Greater Atlanta Christian, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-6.
Lumpkin County wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 87-55 defeat against Pickens on the 22nd. As for Greater Atlanta Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 36-35 loss against Athens Academy on the 20th.
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