Basketball Game Preview: Coffeeville Pirates vs. Leflore County Tigers

By Team Reports Nov 30, 2023, 2:54am

Preview: Coffeeville Pirates vs. Leflore County Tigers

Coffeeville has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Leflore County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Coffeeville's defense has only allowed 28.3 points per game this season, so Leflore County's offense will have their work cut out for Leflore County.

Coffeeville has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 28 points or more this season. They claimed a resounding 44-12 victory over Palmer at home.

Meanwhile, Leflore County's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight loss. They fell 28-16 to Amanda Elzy.

Despite the defeat, Leflore County got a solid performance out of Antionette Holston, who scored 6 points along with 6 rebounds.

Coffeeville's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Leflore County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Everything came up roses for Coffeeville against Leflore County in their previous meeting two weeks ago as the team secured a 48-18 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coffeeville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.