O'Bannon had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They snuck past the Leflore County Tigers with a 35-29 win. The Greenwaves have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
| 01/07/25 vs Leflore County | 6 |
| 12/20/24 vs West Bolivar | 5 |
| 12/19/24 vs Amanda Elzy | 6 |
| 12/13/24 vs Shaw | 8 |
| 12/10/24 @ Leland | 3 |
O'Bannon was led to victory by Janyah Ware and Trumyah Mccullough. Ware went 6 of 12 on her way to 14 points along with six boards and six blocks, while Mccullough dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. Ware is crushing it when it comes to blocks: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tiana Knox, who posted two points and four blocks.
Leflore County's loss came despite strong showings from Makiyzah Sims and Antionette Holston. Sims had six points, while Holston posted two points. The dominant performance also gave Holston a new career-high in assists (four).
O'Bannon pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.8 points per game. As for Leflore County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. O'Bannon will venture away from home to take on Charleston at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. O'Bannon is facing Charleston at the right time seeing as Charleston is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Leflore County, they will challenge North Side at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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