After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Madison Academy, Lawrence County was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They greeted the New Year with with a 73-55 win over the Walnut Wildcats.
| 01/04/25 vs Walnut | 4 |
| 12/27/24 vs Marion County | 3 |
| 12/30/24 @ Madison Academy | 2 |
| 12/05/24 @ Decatur Heritage Christian Academy | 2 |
| 12/26/24 vs Winfield | 1 |
Lawrence County was led to victory by Braylon Dame and Jackson Smith. Dame posted 23 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Smith went 6 of 10 en route to 19 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Dame a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Ben Newton, who put up nine points.
Lawrence County's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Walnut, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-5.
Lawrence County will square off against Decatur at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lawrence County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups. As for Walnut, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 96-65 defeat against Wheeler on the 6th.
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