After flying high against Kemper County last Friday, McLaurin came back down to earth. The McLaurin Tigers took a 51-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Southeast Lauderdale Tigers. The defeat continues a trend for McLaurin in their matchups with Southeast Lauderdale: they've now lost three in a row.
| 01/18/25 @ Southeast Lauderdale | 2 |
| 01/17/25 vs Kemper County | 5 |
| 01/14/25 vs Enterprise | 3 |
| 01/03/25 @ Kemper County | 3 |
McLaurin's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Trenton White, who posted seven points and ten rebounds. White has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was KJ Cannon, who went 6 of 7 on his way to 12 points and eight boards.
McLaurin's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-4. As for Southeast Lauderdale, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-6.
McLaurin will take on Enterprise at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Southeast Lauderdale has already played their next game (against Taylorsville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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