Lovejoy lost against Dutchtown back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Lovejoy Wildcats had to suffer through a 60-31 loss at the hands of the Dutchtown Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 129th).
When it comes to explaining why Lovejoy lost, don't look at Jabria LeSane. Despite the final result, she posted 19 points in addition to five boards and five steals. That was a full 61.3% of Lovejoy's points, marking the 13th time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Charlye Fairchild, who earned eight points and six assists.
Li'Ara Stephenson was a one-woman wrecking crew for Dutchtown as she went 9 of 16 on her way to 22 points along with five assists and three steals. Those three steals gave Stephenson a new career-high. Kennedi Ward also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Lovejoy and nudges their season record down to 7-14. As for Dutchtown, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-9.
Lovejoy has already played their next matchup, a 1-0 loss against Newnan on the 31st. As for Dutchtown, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 54-31 victory against Northgate on the 31st.
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