After losing to Harlem the last time they met, West Laurens decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The West Laurens Raiders enjoyed a cozy 60-43 victory over the Harlem Bulldogs on Tuesday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead West Laurens to victory, but perhaps none more so than RJ Whipple, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nas Jones, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 boards.
Despite the loss, Harlem still got an impressive performance from Jayden Futrell, who went 5 of 10 en route to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dai'John Sanders, who posted nine points.
West Laurens has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 33.1% in those games and 31.6% outside of them. As for Harlem, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
West Laurens has already played their next game, an 82-50 win against Aquinas on the 29th. As for Harlem, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-42 victory against Hephzibah on the 31st.
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