The La Vega Pirates will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Hardin-Jefferson Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd. La Vega knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 13 matches -- so hopefully Hardin-Jefferson likes a good challenge.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but La Vega had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 72-41 victory over the Bulldogs on the road. La Vega has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 24 points or more this season.
La Vega relied on the efforts of Mar?Cyah Willis, who scored 15 points along with six steals, and Alaysia Gude, who scored 17 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Gude is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 14 games she's played. Another player making a difference was CeMaria Kelly, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Hardin-Jefferson came tearing into Tuesday's game with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 69-56 victory over Silsbee. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
La Vega is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 31-8 record this season. As for Hardin-Jefferson, their win bumped their record up to 26-10.
La Vega didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Hardin-Jefferson in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 50-46 victory. Will La Vega repeat their success, or does Hardin-Jefferson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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