The Lady Raiders traveled to Hattiesburg for their second meeting of the season with the Lady Bobcats of Presbyterian Christian School. The JV Lady Raiders got off to a slow start as they trailed 5-3 until they closed out the first quarter on a 14-0 run to carry a 17-5 lead into the second quarter. The Lady Bobcats put the clamps down defensively holding JA to just 2 points in the second as they trimmed the lead to 19-10 at halftime. The second half saw the Lady Raiders wake back up on the offensive side as they outscored PCS by eleven and won 39-19 winning both games against the Lady Bobcats and improving their overall mark to 16-3 and 7-1 in conference play.

In Varsity action, the Lady Raiders were in a back and forth game to start before they went on a big run right before halftime that extended into the third quarter as they turned a two point game into a 46-22 lead after three quarters. Emily Thompson and NaeNae Ellis each chipped in 10 points each to help pace the Lady Raiders as they improved to 23-6 overall and 6-1 in conference play. JA will return to The Raider Dome on Tuesday night for Senior Night as they host Copiah Academy for the second time this season. JV will start at 4:00pm with the Varsity Lady Raiders playing at 6:30pm.

University Heart Player with The Most Heart
NaeNae Ellis - the sophomore scored 10 points off the bench (5-8 FG), grabbed 8 rebounds 1 assist, and 1 steal in 23 minutes.

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