Lawrence County managed to keep up with Richland until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Lawrence County Cougars lost 3-0 to the Richland Rangers. The Cougars have struggled against the Rangers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Lawrence County was without their leading scorer, Grey Boyd, in Tuesday's match. With Boyd sidelined, Javontae Bass got his first action of the season.
Lawrence County's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-6-1. As for Richland, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-5-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lawrence County will challenge West Marion at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Richland, they will take on St. Andrew's Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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