After flying high against Aquinas last Tuesday, Academy of Richmond County came back down to earth. The Academy of Richmond County Musketeers lost 84-63 to the West Laurens Raiders on Friday. The Musketeers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-28.
Nas Jones was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 13 boards for West Laurens. The dominant performance also gave Jones a new career-high in blocks (eight). RJ Whipple was another key player, going 5 for 8 en route to 17 points.
Academy of Richmond County's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for West Laurens, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season.
Looking ahead, Academy of Richmond County will face off against Hephzibah at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Academy of Richmond County is facing Hephzibah at the right time seeing as Hephzibah is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. West Laurens does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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