Recap: Blount Leopards vs. Williamson Lions
The Blount Leopards pushed their score all the way to 67 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Williamson by a score of 69-67. Blount was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Williamson apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2022.
Blount lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jaiden Beck, who scored 26 points along with seven assists and four steals. The match was Beck's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Andrew Williams was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with five assists and five steals.
Blount's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-6. As for Williamson, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Blount will take on Rain at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rain will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while Blount is ranked 115th). Williamson is on the road again on Friday and play against Leroy at 4:30 p.m. on December 15th.
