The La Vega Pirates will head out to square off against the Lorena Leopards at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with La Vega sitting on four straight victories and Lorena on seven.
La Vega is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Connally to the tune of 94-22 on Tuesday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Pirates had established a 58 point advantage.
| 01/14/25 vs Connally | 8 |
| 01/10/25 @ Robinson | 6 |
| 01/07/25 vs China Spring | 6 |
| 01/03/25 @ Gatesville | 11 |
| 12/27/24 vs Vilonia | 4 |
La Vega's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alaysia Gude, who went 6 for 12 on her way to 13 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. Gude is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed four or more in the last eight games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of CeMaria Kelly, who went 9 for 14 on her way to 20 points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Lorena escaped with a win on Tuesday against China Spring by the margin of a single free throw, 37-36. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Cougars are ranked 399th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Vega pushed their record up to 21-6 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.8 points. As for Lorena, they have been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
La Vega couldn't quite finish off Lorena when the teams last played back in February of 2020 and fell 32-29. Can La Vega avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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