Leggett is 1-9 against Zavalla since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Leggett Pirates will square off against the Zavalla Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Leggett will be strutting in after a win while Zavalla will be coming in after a loss.
Leggett will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Goodrich, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Leggett came out on top against Goodrich by a score of 41-34 on Tuesday. 41 seems to be a good number for the Pirates as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Bianca Perkins
| 01/31/25 @ Spurger | 6 |
| 02/04/25 vs Goodrich | 5 |
| 12/17/24 @ High Island | 5 |
| 01/14/25 vs Burkeville | 4 |
| 12/03/24 @ Burkeville | 4 |
| + 14 more games |
Leggett found their leader in sophomore Bianca Perkins, who went 7 of 15 on her way to 19 points and five steals. Perkins has become a key player for Leggett: the team is undefeated when she posts at least five steals, but 15-16 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Tamera Henderson, who posted 13 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Leggett smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Zavalla had to suffer through a 78-21 loss at the hands of Broaddus. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 857th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 191st).
Leggett is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-16 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.6 points over those games. As for Zavalla, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-12.
Leggett was taken down by Zavalla 63-33 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Can Leggett avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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