Basketball Game Preview: East Laurens Falcons vs. West Laurens Raiders

By Team Reports Jan 24, 2025, 10:19pm

Basketball Preview: East Laurens Falcons vs. West Laurens Raiders

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East Laurens is 8-2 against West Laurens since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Both will face off at 5:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

East Laurens is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Dublin just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Fighting Irish by a score of 57-55. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Falcons have suffered since February 16, 2024.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for West Laurens on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Hephzibah out of the water with a 70-38 final score. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Raiders have posted since December 13, 2024.

West Laurens has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for East Laurens, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-3.

East Laurens skirted past West Laurens 62-60 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was West Laurens' RJ Whipple, who went 7 for 15 on his way to 21 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Laurens still be able to contain Whipple? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps