Basketball Preview: Lassiter Trojans vs. Pope Greyhounds
Lassiter and Pope are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. The Lassiter Trojans will welcome the Pope Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lassiter has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
Lassiter will bounce into Friday's match after beating Woodstock, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Lassiter sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 50-47 win over Woodstock on Tuesday. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Trojans were down 31-17 in the second quarter.
It was another big night for Kenzie Wyman, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Her evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malia Loadwick, who went 5 for 11 en route to 15 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pope). They breezed by Riverwood to the tune of 71-19 on Tuesday. With the Greyhounds ahead 51-9 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Pope pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Lassiter, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Lassiter came up short against Pope when the teams last played back in February, falling 55-48. Will Lassiter have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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