Lamar Consolidated fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Fort Bend Kempner on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 62-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fort Bend Kempner Cougars. The Mustangs have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Lamar Consolidated still got an impressive performance from Edgar Garcia, who went 8 of 15 en route to 25 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty'Riq Lane, who posted 12 points and five assists.
Lamar Consolidated's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Fort Bend Kempner, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Randle the next time they take the court. Lamar Consolidated will head out to face Randle at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Fort Bend Kempner will host them at 7:00 p.m. on January 31st.
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