Mississippi High School Basketball - Northeast Lauderdale nudges Leake Central
January 24, 2025: Meridian, MS 39305 The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Northeast Lauderdale Trojans (Meridian, MS) and the visiting Leake Central Gators (Carthage, MS), observed Northeast Lauderdale's basketball team edge Leake Central by a score of 51-45.
The Trojans (15-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Kemper County (DeKalb, MS). The Wildcats come into the non-league challenge with a 16-6 record. In their last challenge, Kemper County edged Noxubee County (Macon, MS), 72-20, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Gators encounter the Louisville Wildcats (Louisville, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Leake Central will attempt to improve on its 11-13 season record. The Wildcats come into the challenge with a 12-4 record after their 57-47 league win over Kosciusko (Kosciusko, MS).