There's no place like home for Livingston, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the Shepherd Pirates by a score of 64-53 on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 34-34 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.
02/04/25 vs Shepherd | 12 |
01/10/25 @ Shepherd | 10 |
02/13/24 vs West Fork | 9 |
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Livingston's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ziekus Garner led the charge by dropping a double-double on 20 points and 12 steals. Those 12 steals gave Garner a new career-high. Roberto Ramirez was another key player, going 7 for 10 en route to 15 points and seven steals.
Shepherd lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Bryson Goodman, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 15 points and five steals. Goodman is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden White, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 18 boards.
Livingston's victory bumped their record up to 19-13. As for Shepherd, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-18 record this season.
Livingston has already played their next game (against Tarkington), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Shepherd will host Hardin-Jefferson at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Shepherd is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.8 points per game this season.
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