Basketball Preview: Duluth Wildcats vs. Lanier Longhorns
The Duluth Wildcats's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Lanier Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Duluth focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 26 on Wednesday.
Duluth is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Milton on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Duluth was dealt a 63-25 loss at the hands of Milton.
Despite the defeat, Duluth saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Nilah Jones posted ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Those ten points set a new season-high mark for Jones.
Meanwhile, Lanier was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 47-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rabun County. That's two games in a row now that the Longhorns have lost by exactly five points.
Lanier's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Duluth, their loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Duluth came up short against Lanier when the teams last played back in November of 2019, falling 56-46. Will Duluth have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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