Bruce hasn't had much luck against Lafayette recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Bruce Trojans will head out to face off against the Lafayette Commodores at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Bruce focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 27 on Saturday.
Bruce can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home. They lost 63-37 to Houston. The Trojans were down 60-35 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
A'Toria Knox was Bruce's leading scorer, having posted 11 points. Knox also led the team in rebounds with five.
Lylla Howell took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Meanwhile, Lafayette couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 46-33 to Itawamba Agricultural on Tuesday. The Commodores just can't catch a break and have now endured four losses in a row dating back to last season.
Bruce was dealt a bruising 74-47 defeat at the hands of Lafayette in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Bruce, Madison Smith (who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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