The Lawrence County Cougars will square off against the Quitman Panthers at TBD on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lawrence County comes in on four and Quitman on eight.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Lawrence County walked away with it. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 53-41 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Quitman stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Raymond 78-49 on the road. Quitman's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Quitman got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was AUDRIANA HARRIS out in front who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. HARRIS has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of AIYANNA DEAR, who scored 25 points along with three steals.
Lawrence County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Quitman, their victory bumped their record up to 24-5.
Lawrence County suffered a grim 49-28 defeat to Quitman in their previous meeting back in February of 2016. Can Lawrence County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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