LaGrange hasn't had much luck against Sandy Creek recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The LaGrange Grangers will be playing at home against the Sandy Creek Patriots at 6:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, LaGrange ended up a good deal behind Troup County and lost 59-41. While losing is never fun, the Grangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 415th, while the Tigers are ranked 131st).
Meanwhile, Sandy Creek entered their tilt with Mary Persons on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Bulldogs 53-11. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 21 points or more this season.
Sandy Creek found their leader in freshman Morghan Reckley, who went 11 for 16 on her way to 24 points in addition to seven steals and six boards. The game was Reckley's 14th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Reckley, who posted 12 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds.
Sandy Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive contests.
Sandy Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.1 points. As for LaGrange, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-12.
LaGrange was taken down by Sandy Creek 69-15 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reckley, who went 9 of 15 on her way to 22 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Now that LaGrange knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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