Basketball Recap: Leake County Sets Scoring Season-High Against Stringer

By Team Reports Jan 17, 2025, 12:21pm

Basketball Recap: Leake County Gators vs. Stringer Red Devils

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Leake County). Everything went their way against the Stringer Red Devils on Tuesday as the Leake County Gators made off with a 52-28 win. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Gators with their most commanding win of the season.

Leake County's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Daishone Turner, who went 7 of 16 on her way to 17 points in addition to eight assists and seven rebounds. Turner has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 17 times she's played. Sy'Ariah Wraggs was another key player, putting up eight points along with nine boards and four steals.

Gators

Assists

11/30/23 vs West Lauderdale20
01/14/25 @ Stringer19
01/22/24 vs Mississippi School for the Deaf19
01/30/24 @ Stringer17
01/09/24 @ Mount Olive16

Turner wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Leake County was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.

The victory made it two in a row for Leake County and bumps their season record up to 3-11. As for Stringer, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-14.

Leake County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 47-12 win against Mount Olive on the 16th. Stringer has also already played their next contest, a 43-35 victory against Mississippi School for the Deaf on the 16th.

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