After flying high against Knippa last Friday, Leakey came back down to earth. The Leakey Eagles came up short against the Nueces Canyon Panthers on Tuesday, falling 48-22. The Eagles were down 39-18 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
It was another big night for Schreiner Meredith, who went 10 for 15 en route to 22 points and three steals for Nueces Canyon. The matchup was Meredith's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Idrianna DeLeon, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Leakey's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Nueces Canyon, they pushed their record up to 26-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Leakey does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Nueces Canyon, they will take on D'Hanis at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. D'Hanis will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Nueces Canyon surely won't give up without a fight.
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