The Leigh Longhorns will venture away from home to take on the Milpitas Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Leigh is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64 points per game this season.
Leigh saw some tournament action on Friday. They snuck past Santa Teresa with a 70-64 win. Given the Longhorns' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Saints are ranked 483rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/02/23 vs Gunn | 23 |
| 12/13/24 vs Santa Teresa | 22 |
| 02/05/24 @ Wilcox | 21 |
| 01/31/24 vs Christopher | 19 |
| 12/16/23 vs Burlingame | 18 |
It was another big night for Cooper Smith, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 16 boards. That's the most points he has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Robertson, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Milpitas waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took down the Wildcats 53-39.
The victory made it two in a row for Leigh and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Milpitas, their record is now an identical 5-1.
Leigh was able to grind out a solid win over Milpitas when the teams last played back in November of 2016, winning 74-65. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leigh since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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