If Lithonia was riding high fresh off their 59-24 takedown of Clarkston on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lithonia Bulldogs lost to the Union County Panthers on the road by a 68-50 margin on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Panthers are ranked 45th).
When it comes to explaining why Lithonia lost, don't look at Rayshun Williams. Despite the final result, he posted 18 points. Another player making a difference was Kelvin Kight, who posted 11 points.
Lithonia's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Union County, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lithonia will welcome St. Pius X Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lithonia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61 points per game this season. As for Union County, they will host Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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