It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ethel can now relate to. They were beaten by the Leake County Gators 79-42 on Tuesday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Gators recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Leake County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lacurtis tripLett out in front who went 5 of 7 to rack up 15 points. That's the most points TripleTT has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaquailyn Pippen, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds.
Ethel's defeat dropped their record down to 4-23. As for Leake County, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-9.
Ethel does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Leake County, they will face off against Shaw at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Leake County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.4 points per game this season.
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