After flying high against Gautier last Thursday, Wayne County came back down to earth. The Wayne County War Eagles had to suffer through a 76-28 loss at the hands of the Laurel Golden Tornadoes. The War Eagles have struggled against the Golden Tornadoes recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Laurel to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kayllis Walker, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards. Walker's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zy Evans, who went 5 of 6 en route to 13 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Wayne County's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Laurel, the win was the 24th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-1.
Coming up, Wayne County will be playing at home against Natchez at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th. Laurel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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