Stone Mountain had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They slipped by the Clarkston Angoras 41-40. The Pirates have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Angoras, too.
Amarie Williams had a dynamite game for Stone Mountain, posting 22 points plus eight rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Williams a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (13%). Indigo Nicholson was another key player, posting two points along with five rebounds.
Stone Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clarkston only pulled down nine.
Despite the loss, Clarkston still got an impressive performance from Grace Kasongo, who went 5 for 8 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Aamryn Pipersburgh, who had five points plus five rebounds.
Stone Mountain will look to defend their home court on Friday against Tucker at 6:00 p.m. As for Clarkston, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against Atlanta International at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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