The Lawrence County Cougars will take on the South Pike Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lawrence County will be strutting in after a win while South Pike will be coming in after a defeat.
South Pike is hoping to do what Brookhaven couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Lawrence County's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Lawrence County had just enough and edged Brookhaven out 47-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since January 18th.
Meanwhile, South Pike came up short against St. Joseph Catholic on Monday and fell 55-45. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lawrence County's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points per game. As for South Pike, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Lawrence County came up short against South Pike when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 45-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Pike's Lavell Thompson, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Now that Lawrence County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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