It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the East Laurens Falcons had no problem doing just that on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 61-58 victory over the Hornets. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
East Laurens got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was McKayela Tanner out in front who scored 21 points. Brenda Tanner was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Pelham lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sariyah Chester, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'Kieria Frazier, who scored 16 points.
Pelham struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as East Laurens pulled down 11 offensive rebounds.
East Laurens is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Pelham, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7.
East Laurens will head out on the road to square off against St. Francis at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Francis will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something East Laurens surely won't give up without a fight. Pelham does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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