Lorena is on a ten-game streak of home wins, while La Vega is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Lorena Leopards will host the La Vega Pirates at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Lorena escaped with a win against China Spring by the margin of a single free throw, 37-36. Given the Leopards' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Cougars are ranked 399th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask La Vega). They took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 94-22 win over Connally. With the Pirates ahead 51-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
La Vega's win came from a few key players Lorena will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alaysia Gude, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 13 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. She has been hot, having posted four or more steals the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of CeMaria Kelly, who went 9 for 14 on her way to 20 points in addition to five assists and three steals.
La Vega is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Lorena, their victory bumped their record up to 20-7.
Lorena skirted past La Vega 32-29 in their previous matchup back in February of 2020. Will Lorena repeat their success, or does La Vega have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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