Southland Academy Raiders fall at Tiftarea Academy

Published 12:12 pm Monday, January 28, 2019

From Staff Reports

 

CHULA, GA – The Southland Academy (SA) boys’ basketball team (11-7, 2-4) lost another GISA Region 3-AAA contest 51-39 to the Panthers of Tiftarea Academy (TA) on Friday, January 25, at TA.

SA guard Luke Law led the Raiders with eight points. Max Foster, Landon Law and Chandler Studdard each scored seven points.

The Raiders are now 11-7 overall on the season and are 2-4 in Region 3-AAA play and are currently in fourth place in the region standings. The Raiders will host the Knights of Deerfield-Windsor on Tuesday, January 29, at 8 p.m. The Knights are currently in first place in the region at 5-2.

The Raiders will play their last regular season game before the Region 3-AAA Tournament in Thomasville, GA against the Brookwood School on Friday, February 1, at 8 p.m.

The GISA Region 3-AAA Tournament will be played Thursday through Saturday, February 6-8, at the Storm Dome on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University. Tip-off times for games are to be determined.