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| 01/17/25 - Away | 28-95 L |
| 02/06/24 - Away | 43-68 L |
| 01/12/24 - Home | 40-61 L |
| 02/07/23 - Home | 62-57 W |
| 01/13/23 - Away | 55-85 L |
| + 5 more games |
Leggett and Brookeland are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2018, but not for long. The Leggett Pirates will be playing in front of their home fans against the Brookeland Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Leggett proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 63) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Burkeville out 51-48. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, Brookeland entered their tilt with Goodrich on Friday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They took their match with ease, bagging a 98-5 win over the Hornets. With the Wildcats ahead 60-3 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Leggett better keep an eye on Landon Smith. He was instrumental in Brookeland's win, going 8 of 13 to rack up 17 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Smith's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Cash Powell was another key player, going 6 for 10 on his way to 13 points and three steals.
Brookeland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards every time they've taken the court this season.
Brookeland pushed their record up to 24-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.4 points over those games. As for Leggett, their win bumped their record up to 10-19.
Leggett was dealt a bruising 95-28 defeat at the hands of Brookeland in their previous matchup back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Leggett was down 55-16.
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