A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Leon Lions challenge the Columbia Tigers on Wednesday... Leon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, everything came up roses for Leon against Tallavana Christian as the team secured a 74-32 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 58-16.
01/30/25 vs Tallavana Christian | 15 |
01/04/25 vs St. Augustine | 11 |
01/03/25 @ Orange Park | 10 |
01/10/25 @ St. John Paul II | 7 |
12/12/24 @ North Florida Christian | 6 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Leon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brady Glover, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 15 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Glover a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was MarKeith Buggs, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Leon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Columbia entered their tilt with Madison County on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 49-39 win over the Cowboys.
Leon is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for Columbia, they pushed their record up to 16-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
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