LaGrange won the last time they faced Mary Persons and things went their way on Friday too. The LaGrange Grangers came out on top against the Mary Persons Bulldogs by a score of 40-28. Given the Grangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 410th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Mary Persons had strong showings from Braylen Perry, who posted eight points and three steals, and Dee Grier, who scored five points along with seven assists and four steals. The dominant performance gave Perry a new career-high in steals.
LaGrange is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Mary Persons, they dropped their record down to 5-14 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
LaGrange wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 63-60 victory against Troup County on the 18th. Mary Persons has also already played their next matchup, a 45-41 win against Jackson on the 18th.
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