Having just played yesterday, the Harlem Bulldogs will jump right back in to play the West Laurens Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Harlem is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since December 17, 2024 on Monday. They blew past Howard 77-54. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Huskies recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Jayden Futrell
| 02/10/25 vs Howard | 5 |
| 12/20/24 @ West Laurens | 3 |
| 02/03/25 vs Academy of Richmond County | 2 |
| 01/07/25 @ Cross Creek | 2 |
| 12/12/24 vs Howard | 2 |
It was another big night for Jayden Futrell, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (five). Aj Williams was another key player, going 8 for 15 on his way to 20 points in addition to six assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Laurens). Everything went their way against Academy of Richmond County on Friday as West Laurens made off with an 84-63 win. The Raiders pushed the score to 70-45 by the end of the third, a deficit the Musketeers cut but never quite recovered from.
Harlem better keep an eye on Nas Jones. He was instrumental in West Laurens' win, dropping a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Jones has become a key player for West Laurens: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least eight boards, but 8-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was RJ Whipple, who went 5 of 8 to rack up 17 points.
West Laurens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
West Laurens is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points over those games. As for Harlem, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Things could have been worse for Harlem, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 60-43 loss to West Laurens in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Harlem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
