White County Lady Warriors open season with Loss to Lumpkin County

It was an eventful opening game of the season for the Lady Warriors, as they fell to Lumpkin County 73-66.

The White County Lady Warriors had an up and down season opener tonight. They spent the majority of the night playing from behind as Lumpkin started off hot on offense. They were up 19-13 at the end of the 1st quarter. However, as the game continued, it was a game of runs. White County would score a couple of points in a row, and then Lumpkin County would fire right back. However, as the game reached the 4th quarter, it quickly became a nail biter.

The 3rd quarter ended with the Indians up by nine 54-45. They would extend their lead to 12, their largest lead of the night, and then the Warriors would come back. Dasha Cannon scored 5 straight points for the Warriors, and soon thereafter the deficit became only four points (62-58). Only a short time later, Cannon would leave the game with an injury. She was the leading scorer for the Warriors last season and tonight with 24 points. After Cannon’s departure, Maddie Futch would tie the game at 64. The Lady Indians would retake the lead, and then Bentley Cronic would score on a layup to tie the game at 66.

However, foul trouble would come back to be a detriment to the Warriors. The Lady Indians would score 7 straight points, 5 on free throws, to retake and keep the lead and win the game. Fouls were a big concern for the Warriors, as 8 of their players had 3 or more fouls tonight, giving Lumpkin County plenty of opportunities to score on free throws. They have a small amount of time to recover as they play against West Forsyth tomorrow at 3 PM.

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