Lawrence County and Hatton are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Lawrence County Red Devils will be home for the holidays to greet the Hatton Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Lawrence County's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by West Point on the road and fell 73-30. Lawrence County was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-14.
Lawrence County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kylie Graham, who scored six points along with three steals, and Ava Boyll who scored six points. Graham is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Hatton's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. Their tough 64-40 defeat to Lexington might stick with them for a while.
Lawrence County has fallen quite a ways from their 16-8 record last season and are now at 2-8. As for Hatton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
Lawrence County came up short against Hatton in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 43-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hatton's Eva Armstead, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Now that Lawrence County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
