Leake Central and Choctaw Central are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Leake Central Gators will head out to challenge the Choctaw Central Warriors at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Leake Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 22 matchups -- so hopefully Choctaw Central likes a good challenge.
Leake Central will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 38-point drubbing they dealt Louisville on Tuesday. Leake Central breezed by Louisville to the tune of 71-33. Given the Gators 's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Wildcats are ranked 180th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Choctaw Central was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 72-66 to West Lauderdale. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Choctaw Central's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Leake Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Leake Central took their win against Choctaw Central in their previous matchup on January 14th by a conclusive 79-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leake Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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