The Lassiter Trojans fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against the Walton Raiders on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 65-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders. Lassiter's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Lassiter lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Malia Loadwick, who scored eight points along with 14 rebounds. That's the first time this season that Loadwick pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Sophie Hortman, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Even though they lost, Lassiter were working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Graycen Ehlen continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Walton, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. The matchup was Ehlen's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Kate Bagley was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six rebounds.
Lassiter's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Walton, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Lassiter will look to defend their home court on Friday against Pope at 6:00 p.m. Walton will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against St. Pius X Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on December 8th. St. Pius X Catholic comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
