Leesville is 6-1 against Buckeye since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Leesville Wampus Cats will head out on the road to square off against the Buckeye Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Buckeye will be up against a hot Leesville team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Leesville really took it to Pleasant Hill for the full four quarters, racking up a 66-39 victory. The Wampus Cats pushed the score to 51-31 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
| 01/14/25 @ Pleasant Hill | 21 |
| 01/09/25 vs Simpson | 14 |
| 12/28/24 vs Northwood | 14 |
| 12/19/24 vs Anacoco | 11 |
| 01/11/25 vs Hicks | 11 |
Leesville found their leader in sophomore Piper Fowler, who posted 21 points. The dominant performance gave Fowler a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Shyann McCummings, who put up 14 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Buckeye). They blew past Harrisonburg 73-18 on Tuesday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leesville pushed their record up to 11-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26 points. As for Buckeye, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Leesville beat Buckeye 46-35 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leesville 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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