Basketball Preview: GEO Next Generation Tigers vs. Morgan City Tigers
The GEO Next Generation Tigers will face off against the Morgan City Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. GEO Next Generation knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Morgan City likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, GEO Next Generation was fully in charge, breezing past Belaire 59-32. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead GEO Next Generation to victory, but perhaps none more so than Anderson Smith, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 16 rebounds. Smith is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least 11 every time he's taken the court this season. Dwight Pinkney was another key player, going 7 for 14 en route to 15 points plus three steals.
GEO Next Generation smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Morgan City came up short against Patterson on Friday and fell 56-44.
Morgan City's defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for GEO Next Generation, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
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