Preview: Leyton Warriors vs. Paxton Tigers
The Leyton Warriors will play host again and welcome the Paxton Tigers, where tip off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Leyton gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 62-17 win over Potter-Dix at home. Given Leyton's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Potter-Dix is ranked 247th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Zaili Benish, who scored 29 points along with four steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Leyton's points. Another player making a difference was Sydney Fortune, who scored 11 points along with two steals and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Paxton entered their tilt with Arthur County with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Paxton took down Arthur County 46-28 on Thursday. 46 seems to be a good number for Paxton as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Jacelyn Jorgensen continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 14 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Ella Fote was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds.
Leyton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Paxton, they pushed their record up to 16-9 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Friday's matchup is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Leyton have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 44.6% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Paxton struggles in that department as they've made 42.5% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Leyton was able to grind out a solid win over Paxton in their previous meeting back in January, winning 52-39. Will Leyton repeat their success, or does Paxton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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