Leon and Madison County are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. The Leon Lions will be playing at home against the Madison County Cowboys at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Leon focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 29 on Tuesday.
Leon is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Colquitt County on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Leon was beaten by Colquitt County 66-27. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
They used a three-pronged attack on offense:
Tanner Owens,
Mary Grace Parker, and
Sakari Hall posted four points each.
Meanwhile, Madison County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top against the Timberwolves by a score of 53-40.
Madison County pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.6 points per game. As for Leon, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Things could have been worse for Leon, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 59-43 loss to Madison County in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Leon, Janiyah Mcknight (who went 8 for 20 en route to 22 points plus eight steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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