If Cross was riding high fresh off their 60-16 takedown of Branchville last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cross Trojans were beaten by the Latta Vikings 66-36 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Vikings are ranked 98th).
Cross' defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lauren Middleton, who posted 11 points.
Leading Latta to victory were Azarriona Mcrae and Kaliya Herman. Mcrae almost dropped a triple-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds, and nine steals, while Herman had 18 points in addition to six boards and five steals. Mcrae has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 18 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeziyah Page, who scored 16 points and five steals.
Cross has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which is still a better percentage than their 4-13 record this season. As for Latta, they pushed their record up to 18-6 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Cross does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Latta, they will square off against Ridgeland at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Latta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.
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