Basketball Preview: Southeast Lauderdale Tigers vs. Laurel Golden Tornadoes
Southeast Lauderdale is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Laurel is on a seven-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Southeast Lauderdale Tigers will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Laurel Golden Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Southeast Lauderdale is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Pearl. Southeast Lauderdale blew past Pearl 38-14 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Laurel's strategy against Petal on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Laurel blew Petal out of the water with a 66-22 final score. The Golden Tornadoes pushed the score to 59-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers had no chance of recovering from.
Kayllis Walker was nothing short of spectacular: she went 9 for 16 en route to 22 points plus five rebounds and four steals. The match was her third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracelyn Carmichael, who earned 11 points in addition to five assists and five steals.
Laurel smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Things could have been worse for Southeast Lauderdale, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-39 loss to Laurel in their previous matchup back in December of 2017. Will Southeast Lauderdale 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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