Box Score LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. - LaGrange improved its record to 4-1 with a 69-55 win at Covenant on Wednesday.
Patrick Dugger led a balanced scoring attack for the Panthers with 12 points. Dustin Baxter hit 3-of-4 3s and finished with 11 points, while Denzel Robinson had 10 points. Marcus Vaughn pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds.
Joey Danek and Rosbie Mutcherson combined for 37 of Covenant's 55 points. Danek had a game-high 21 points, while Mutcherson had 16.
Covenant led 8-4 early in the first half. A layup by Dugger and a 3 from Baxter put the Panthers up 9-8 and they never trailed again.
The Scots got within three, 25-22, on a jumper by Colton McGriff with 7:08 left in the half. The Panthers held the Scots scoreless from there, finishing the half with a 12-0 run.
Braxton Ford made a steal and scored on a layup at the other end to make it 35-22. Robinson closed out the first half scoring with a layup to make it 37-22.
Covenant never got closer than 10 points in the second half. Dugger's layup gave the Panthers their largest lead, 56-37, with 9:54 left.
The Panthers play at Huntingdon on Saturday.
Notes: Kyron Anderson was held to a career-low 3 points... Anderson had scored in double figures in all 21 of his career games... The Panthers are 4-1 for the first time since the 1992-93 season... Ira Smith made his first start of the season, finishing with 8 points...