The Leake Academy Rebels and the Choctaw Central Warriors will round out the year against one another at at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Leake Academy comes in on 21 and Choctaw Central on eight.
Leake Academy's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Saturday, when they got past DeSoto's usually-dominant defense. Leake Academy blew past DeSoto, posting a 66-33 victory. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 23 points or more this season.
12/21/24 vs DeSoto | 16 |
11/25/24 vs Brookhaven Academy | 14 |
11/14/24 @ Central Hinds Academy | 13 |
11/21/24 vs Starkville Academy | 13 |
12/29/23 vs Kirk Academy | 11 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Leake Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Addie Crowe, who went 6 for 8 on her way to 16 points and three steals. Those 16 points gave Crowe a new career-high. Marleigh Myers was another key player, going 5 of 6 on her way to 10 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Choctaw Central faced Neshoba Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The stars were shining brightly for Choctaw Central in a 59-44 win over Neshoba Central. The Warriors pushed the score to 50-24 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rockets cut but never quite recovered from.
Leake Academy's victory bumped their record up to 21-0. As for Choctaw Central, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
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