Recap: Southern Lab Kittens vs. McKinley Panthers
The Southern Lab Kittens lost against the McKinley Panthers back in February of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Southern Lab fell 66-53 to McKinley. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Southern Lab in their matchups with McKinley: they've now lost four in a row.
Southern Lab's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Charles Leblanc, who scored 12 points. Those 12 points set a new season-high mark for him. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Murphy, who scored 12 points.
Southern Lab's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for McKinley, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Southern Lab will head out on the road to face off against Booker T. Washington at 2:50 p.m. on Thursday. Booker T. Washington will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Louisiana Rankings (they are ranked 231st, while Southern Lab is ranked 79th). McKinley won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Episcopal at 3:30 p.m. on December 16th. One thing working in Episcopal's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matchups.
