Mississippi High School Basketball - Leake County overwhelms Newton County
November 8, 2018: Walnut Grove, MS 39189 Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Leake County Gators (Walnut Grove, MS) and the visiting Newton County Cougars (Decatur, MS), saw Leake County's basketball squad wallop Newton County by a tally of 76-29.
With the victory, Leake County improves its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Gators travel to Puckett (Puckett, MS) to confront the Wolves in a non-league challenge on Saturday, November 10. The Wolves come into the challenge with a record of 1-0. Puckett won 67-14 in their recent non-league challenge against Collins (Collins, MS)
Next up, the Cougars confront the Leake Central Gators (Carthage, MS) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, November 13. Newton County will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Gators come into the challenge with a 0-3 record after their 68-50 non-league loss to Forest (Forest, MS).