The Luella Lions will challenge the Douglass Astros at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Douglass will be up against a hot Luella squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Luella took down Stephenson 62-48 on Friday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Jaguars are ranked 346th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/31/25 @ Stephenson | 26 |
| 01/28/25 @ Riverdale | 25 |
| 01/27/25 @ Stone Mountain | 17 |
| 01/25/25 @ Douglass | 18 |
| 01/24/25 vs Mt. Zion | 16 |
| 01/18/25 vs Riverdale | 17 |
Luella had a senior duo take command as Jordan Smith dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 boards and Kevin Exi went 5 for 6 on his way to 13 points and eight assists. Smith's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Cordarius Wood was another key player, putting up six points and three steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Douglass, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They strolled past North Clayton with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 74-58.
Luella is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Douglass, their victory bumped their record up to 15-6.
Luella came up short against Douglass in their previous matchup last Saturday, falling 58-50. Will Luella have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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