The Brookhaven Academy Cougars are on the road again on Monday to play the Leake Academy Rebels at 12:00 p.m.
Brookhaven Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lamar on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Brookhaven Academy lost 57-35 to Lamar. The matchup marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Leake Academy put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Starkville Academy 60-23. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 23 points or more this season.
Leake Academy can attribute much of their success to Addie Crowe, who scored 13 points in addition to five rebounds, and Jenna Allen, who went 6 for 9 en route to 15 points. What's more, Crowe also racked up two threes, the most she's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Marleigh Myers, who scored eight points.
Leake Academy pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points per game. As for Brookhaven Academy, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Brookhaven Academy might still be hurting after the 64-41 loss they got from Leake Academy in their previous meeting back in October. Can Brookhaven Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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