Basketball Recap: Tamera Henderson's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Leggett over Goodrich

After flying high against Spurger last Tuesday, Leggett came back down to earth. The Leggett Pirates took a 51-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Goodrich Hornets. The Pirates were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Hornets earlier this season, when they won 67-12.

Several Pirates players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tamera Henderson, who posted 16 points and five steals. With that strong performance, Henderson is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Na'Ilah Jordan, who put up 15 points and eight rebounds.

Leggett now has a losing record at 13-14. As for Goodrich, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-14.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Leggett will challenge Burkeville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Leggett is facing Burkeville at the right time seeing as Burkeville is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Goodrich, they will face off against Brookeland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brookeland knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Goodrich likes a good challenge.