Mount Olive is 2-8 against Leake County since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mount Olive Pirates will square off against the Leake County Gators at 8:30 p.m. Leake County took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mount Olive, who comes in off a win.
Mount Olive will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 38) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Stringer, sneaking past 42-40.
Meanwhile, Leake County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 56-52 to Taylorsville.
Mount Olive will have to keep a close watch on LaTavean Fortune and Johnathan Brown, a pair of players who had a big impact on Leake County's prior game. Fortune posted 17 points and three steals, while Brown went 5 of 8 on his way to 12 points along with eight boards and three steals. Those eight rebounds gave Brown a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jaquailyn Pippen, who put up eight points.
Mount Olive's win bumped their record up to 5-13. As for Leake County, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
Mount Olive was taken down by Leake County 83-28 when the teams last played last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fortune, who went 13 for 18 en route to 35 points in addition to seven steals and six boards. Now that Mount Olive knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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