After losing to Simmons the last time they met, Leflore County decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Leflore County Tigers strolled past the Simmons Blue Devils with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 58-42. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Despite the loss, Simmons still got an impressive performance from Carl Lucas Jr., who shot 5-for-5 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Lucas Jr. a new career-high in threes (five). Another player making a difference was Jordan Wilson, who had seven points along with eight rebounds.
Leflore County's win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Leflore County will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on Palmer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Simmons, they will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on O'Bannon at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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