Laurens suffered their biggest defeat since January 5, 2024 on Tuesday. They were beaten by the Westside Rams 63-30. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 47-31 back in January.
When it comes to explaining why Laurens lost, don't look at Zoe Young. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 12 points and 17 rebounds. That was a full 40% of Laurens' points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Keyorie Yeargin was another key player, putting up eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Westside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tiana Marshall, who put up 12 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Marshall has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was MaKyhia Paul, who went 7 for 10 to rack up 14 points.
Laurens now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Westside, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Laurens didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-39 loss against Fountain Inn on the 5th. As for Westside, they have also already played their next match, a 73-32 victory against Wren on the 7th.
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