Coda Lemon leads a balanced attack to beat Jasper

By Team Reports Dec 13, 2023, 1:52am

Recap: Lead Hill Tigers vs. Jasper Pirates

The Lead Hill Tigers had to endure an eight-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Jasper by a score of 67-59 on Tuesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Lead Hill's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Coda Lemon led the charge by scoring 25 points along with six rebounds. Those 25 points set a new season-high mark for Lemon. Another player making a difference was Cedomir Petrovic, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Lead Hill's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-15. As for Jasper, they bumped their record down to 12-6 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Lead Hill will face off against Mount Judea at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mount Judea comes in still looking for their first win of the season. Jasper and Kingston will face off at 5:30 p.m. on December 15th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Kingston is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.