Lamar played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 75-35 loss at the hands of the South Grand Prairie Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 563rd, while the Warriors are ranked 68th).
| 01/03/25 @ South Grand Prairie | 3 |
| 12/10/24 vs Mansfield Timberview | 2 |
| 12/06/24 vs Harker Heights | 2 |
| 12/05/24 vs Palo Duro | 2 |
| 11/14/24 vs South Hills | 2 |
Despite the loss, Lamar still got an impressive performance from Dearmondrae Batie, who posted 16 points in addition to five rebounds and three blocks. Those three blocks gave Batie a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kingston Flanigan, who put up seven points.
Lamar has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. As for South Grand Prairie, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-10.
Lamar will welcome Sam Houston at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lamar is facing Sam Houston at the right time seeing as Sam Houston is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for South Grand Prairie, they will venture away from home to square off against Grand Prairie at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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