The Luella Lions will square off against the Douglass Astros at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Luella has ten straight wins, Douglass has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Luella will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 70) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Stephenson out 54-52. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Jaguars are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/31/25 @ Stephenson | 25 |
| 01/28/25 @ Riverdale | 11 |
| 01/18/25 vs Riverdale | 18 |
| 01/17/25 vs North Clayton | 12 |
| 01/14/25 vs Stephenson | 23 |
It was another big night for Jasmine Baxter, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 25 boards. Baxter is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least nine every time she's taken the court this season. Angel Thomas was another key player, going 6 of 12 en route to 20 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Douglass lost to North Clayton at home by a 41-26 margin on Saturday.
Luella's victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39.2 points. As for Douglass, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Everything came up roses for Luella against Douglass in their previous meeting last Saturday, as the squad secured a 74-30 win. Will Luella repeat their success, or does Douglass have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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