If Stringer was feeling good fresh off their 55-29 takedown of Mount Olive last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Stringer Red Devils came up short against the Leake County Gators on Tuesday, falling 52-28. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Red Devils of the 60-31 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2024.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Leake County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daishone Turner, who went 7 of 16 en route to 17 points in addition to eight assists and seven boards. Turner continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sy'Ariah Wraggs, who posted eight points along with nine rebounds and four steals.
Stringer's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Leake County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-11.
Stringer didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 43-35 victory against Mississippi School for the Deaf on the 16th. Leake County has also already played their next game, a 47-12 win against Mount Olive on the 16th.
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