Luverne hasn't had much luck against Brantley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Luverne Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Brantley Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Luverne is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 73-37 win over New Brockton. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Brantley put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Goshen 73-38. Fans of the Bulldogs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Luverne better keep an eye on Jayden Parks. He was instrumental in Brantley's win, going 8 for 12 on his way to 22 points in addition to eight assists and seven boards. Parks' afternoon made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jon Kilcrease, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards.
Luverne's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Brantley, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Luverne was able to grind out a solid victory over Brantley in their previous meeting back in January, winning 40-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Luverne since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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