Lamar County lost to Winston County back in December of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Bulldogs lost 51-27 to the Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 411th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 201st).
Leading Winston County to victory were Ellie Veal and Lynleigh Cobb. Veal went 9-for-21 to rack up 26 points in addition to five rebounds and three blocks, while Cobb dropped a double-double with 16 points and 18 boards. The Yellowjackets are 9-4 when Cobb posts ten or more boards, but 2-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylee Calloway, who posted two points and nine rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Lamar County and nudges their season record down to 2-16. As for Winston County, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-7.
Coming up, Lamar County won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Sulligent at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Winston County, they will also get right back to it: they'll square off against Lynn at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
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