Lamar played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against the South Grand Prairie Warriors, falling 76-32. 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 566th, while the Warriors are ranked 66th).
Despite the loss, Lamar still got an impressive performance from Ke'Dren Washington, who posted nine points. Dearmondrae Batie was another key player, putting up four points.
Lamar dropped their record down to 9-20 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for South Grand Prairie, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-11 record this season.
Lamar will head out to challenge Sam Houston at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for South Grand Prairie, they will be playing at home against Grand Prairie at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Grand Prairie has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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