Preview: Livingston Lions vs. Bridge City Cardinals
The Livingston Lions will head out on the road to take on the Bridge City Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Livingston has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Even though West Fork scored an imposing 55 points on Tuesday, Livingston still came out on top. Livingston strolled past West Fork with points to spare, taking the game 69-55. Given Livingston's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 641st, while West Fork is ranked 1356th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ziekus Garner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 28 points and nine steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Tearance Gray was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with six assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Bridge City's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 60-53 to West Orange-Stark.
Livingston pushed their record up to 13-11 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Bridge City, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-12.
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