Basketball Recap: Leonard's Run of Eight Straight Victories Now Over

It was a good run, but Leonard unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 61-49 to the Whitesboro Bearcats. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bearcats earlier this season, when they won 58-53.

Leonard's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-6. As for Whitesboro, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Leonard Tigers take on the Pottsboro Cardinals at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Whitesboro, they will welcome Valley View at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Whitesboro has four straight wins, Valley View has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.