There's no place like home for East Laurens, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the West Laurens Raiders on Saturday, sneaking past 58-55. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Raiders are ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Laurens had a senior duo take command as Tylan Snead dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards and Kemario Mitchell went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Bryson Hazley, who posted seven points and six rebounds.
East Laurens smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.5.
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nas Jones, who scored 13 points along with six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Dorian Watkins, who put up 12 points.
Falcons
| 01/25/25 vs West Laurens | 58-55 |
| 01/18/25 vs Treutlen | 77-49 |
| 01/17/25 vs Dodge County | 53-42 |
| 01/14/25 vs Jefferson County | 69-45 |
| 01/11/25 vs Bleckley County | 70-53 |
| + 11 more games |
East Laurens' win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.1 points per game. As for West Laurens, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
East Laurens has already played their next matchup (against Washington County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. West Laurens has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Harlem.
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