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| 02/08/24 - Home | 71-48 W |
| 01/12/24 - Home | 53-40 W |
| 01/09/24 - Away | 51-41 W |
| 02/08/21 - Away | 50-47 W |
| 01/15/21 - Away | 50-52 L |
| + 5 more games |
Leake County is 8-2 against Mount Olive since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Leake County Gators will host the Mount Olive Pirates at 7:30 p.m. Leake County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season.
Leake County is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Mississippi School for the Deaf: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Leake County blew Mississippi School for the Deaf out of the water with an 87-9 final score. The Gators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Leake County's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nigel Kincaid, who went 8 of 10 on his way to 19 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of LaTavean Fortune, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 14 points in addition to six steals and five assists.
Kincaid wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Leake County was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Mount Olive can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They secured a 42-36 W over Stringer. The score was all tied up 15-15 at the break, but the Pirates were the better team in the second half.
Leake County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Mount Olive, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-8.
Everything went Leake County's way against Mount Olive in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Leake County made off with a 71-48 win. Will Leake County repeat their success, or does Mount Olive have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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