Basketball Recap: Leflore County Tigers vs. Palmer Dragons
While Leflore County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They managed a 34-28 victory over the Palmer Dragons on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Antionette Holston was her usual excellent self, scoring nine points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. Another player making a difference was Olivia Hilton, who earned eight points plus three steals.
Leflore County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.0 points per game. As for Palmer, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Leflore County will challenge Edwards at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Palmer, they will head out on the road to take on Amanda Elzy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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