Lions
| 01/27/25 @ Stone Mountain | 88 |
| 01/14/25 vs Stephenson | 80 |
| 01/24/25 vs Mt. Zion | 77 |
| 01/18/25 vs Riverdale | 74 |
| 01/17/25 vs North Clayton | 73 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Luella). They blew past the Stone Mountain Pirates, posting an 88-47 win. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Pirates are ranked 409th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Luella to victory were Jordan Smith and Jameel Haines. Smith went 8 of 13 on his way to 17 points and six boards, while Haines went 6 for 10 en route to 17 points. The game was Smith's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jakye Benjamin, who posted ten points and five assists.
Luella was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Luella is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Stone Mountain, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.
Luella has already played their next contest, a 68-32 victory against Riverdale on the 28th. As for Stone Mountain, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 59-57 defeat against Stephenson on the 28th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
