The East Laurens Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Southwest Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are still undefeated (East Laurens has three wins , while Southwest has eight dating back to last season).
On Saturday, East Laurens sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 62-60 victory over West Laurens.
East Laurens had a senior duo take command as Tylan Snead almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds and Rashund Washington Jr. went 5 for 11 en route to 12 points plus five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kemario Mitchell, who posted seven points.
Meanwhile, Southwest posted their closest win since January 30th on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Worth County , sneaking past 57-54.
Chase Dupree continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds. His afternoon made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was C.J. Howard, who had 13 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.
Southwest's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for East Laurens, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: East Laurens has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 25.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Southwest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.9. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
East Laurens didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Southwest when the teams last played back in January of 2020, but they still walked away with a 62-58 victory. Does East Laurens have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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