Having just played yesterday, the Lee Ganders will jump right back in to play the Buna Cougars at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lee will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 44-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They skirted past Wheatley 36-34. The victory was some much needed relief for the Ganders as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Buna). They took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging a 75-24 win over Sterling. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 570th, while the Raiders are ranked 1174th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Buna's win came from a few key players Lee will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kelsey Burton, who went 7 of 13 on her way to 16 points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Madisyn Cotten, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards.
Buna smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
The victory got Lee back to even at 8-8. As for Buna, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Lee was taken down by Buna 49-16 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Lee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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