Basketball Recap: Leflore County Skates Past Amanda Elzy with Ease

Tigers

Team Score

12/14/24 vs Amanda Elzy	68
11/22/24 vs Coffeeville	64
12/10/24 @ Simmons	63
12/03/24 @ Palmer	63
11/21/24 @ Amanda Elzy	63

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leflore County). They blew past the Amanda Elzy Panthers, posting a 68-40 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Panthers are ranked 265th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leflore County found their leader in sophomore Jeremy Gilbert, who went 8 of 17 en route to 21 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Emoni Journey, who went 7 of 17 on his way to 18 points along with seven boards and five steals.

Leflore County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Leflore County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Amanda Elzy, their loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-14.

Leflore County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-36 victory against Winona on the 16th. As for Amanda Elzy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 55-44 defeat against O'Bannon on the 19th.