If Wayne County was riding high fresh off their 48-10 takedown of Gautier last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Wayne County War Eagles came up short against the Laurel Golden Tornadoes on Tuesday, falling 51-25. The War Eagles haven't had much luck with the Golden Tornadoes recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Laurel to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kayllis Walker, who posted 11 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Walker a new career-high in assists (four). Gracelyn Carmichael was another key player, going 6 of 13 en route to 14 points and seven boards.
Wayne County's loss dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Laurel, their win was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-1.
Wayne County will venture away from home to face off against Oak Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Laurel, they and East Central will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Laurel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.7 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
