The La Grange Leopards will take on the Pettus Eagles in a holiday battle at at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. La Grange will be strutting in after a win while Pettus will be coming in after a defeat.
La Grange is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Lexington: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went La Grange's way against Lexington on Tuesday as La Grange made off with a 73-49 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Leopards.
La Grange's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brandon Mathis, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. Mathis is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Devonte Mckenzie, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds.
La Grange was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, Pettus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Refugio an easy 58-37 victory.
La Grange's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Pettus, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
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