Pope was the 59-36 winner over Lassiter when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Pope Greyhounds fell to the Lassiter Trojans 62-58. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Greyhounds came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Trojans are ranked 135th).
Sophie Hortman had a dynamite game for Lassiter, going 8-for-14 en route to 30 points and three steals. Those 30 points gave Hortman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Mackenny, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds.
Pope is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 19-7. As for Lassiter, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-14 record this season.
Pope does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lassiter, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 48-25 loss against Creekview on the 12th.
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