Basketball Recap: Laurel Extends Winning Streak to 12
By Team Reports
Jan 30, 2025, 9:31am
Basketball Recap: Laurel Golden Tornadoes vs. East Central Hornets
Golden Tornadoes
| 01/29/25 vs East Central | 79-31 |
| 01/28/25 @ Wayne County | 59-52 |
| 01/27/25 vs Stone | 74-27 |
| 01/20/25 vs Bay Springs | 70-62 |
| 01/18/25 vs Newton | 75-68 |
| + 7 more games |
Laurel waltzed into their game on Wednesday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They took their match with ease, bagging a 79-31 win over the East Central Hornets. The Golden Tornadoes pushed the score to 63-26 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hornets had no chance of recovering from.
Despite the loss, East Central saw an underclassman step up: freshman Anthony Bonfiglio posted four points.
Laurel pushed their record up to 19-7 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for East Central, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.
Coincidentally, Laurel and East Central will both be playing Stone the next time they take the court. Laurel will head out to face Stone at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, while East Central will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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