Basketball Recap: Leander Gets the Win

Lions

Previous 5 Games

12/27/24 @ West Plains	47-46
12/27/24 @ Flower Mound	50-31
12/20/24 vs Lehman	62-34
12/17/24 vs Cedar Park	59-32
12/13/24 @ Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin	47-44

Leander entered their tilt with West Plains on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 47-46 victory over the West Plains Wolves. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Wolves are ranked 373rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leander pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for West Plains, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-8.

Leander didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 52-30 loss against Rock Hill on the 28th. West Plains and Amarillo will round out the year against one another at at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Amarillo will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something West Plains surely won't give up without a fight.