Preview: Lead Hill Tigers vs. Mount Judea Eagles
Lead Hill has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Mount Judea Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Lead Hill's game was all tied up 32-32 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 67-59 win over Jasper.
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. Cedomir Petrovic was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Mount Judea, who are still winless after their seventh matchup. They were just a bucket shy of victory two weeks ago and fell 68-67 to Deer.
Lead Hill's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-15. As for Mount Judea, they bumped their record down to 0-7 with that loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Lead Hill against Mount Judea in their previous matchup back in February as the squad secured a 63-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lead Hill since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
