Golden Tornadoes
| 01/14/25 vs Vancleave | 60-23 |
| 01/09/25 @ Vancleave | 62-36 |
| 01/07/25 vs Wayne County | 53-51 |
| 01/03/25 @ East Central | 65-32 |
| 12/27/24 vs Raymond | 37-32 |
| 12/21/24 vs Taylorsville | 85-10 |
Laurel had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 60-23 victory over the Vancleave Bulldogs. Given the Golden Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 282nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Laurel's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Vancleave, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-15 record this season.
Laurel has already played their next contest (against Gautier), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Vancleave will square off against Wayne County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wayne County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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