Even though the West Fork Gators scored an imposing 55 points on Tuesday, the Livingston Lions still came out on top. Livingston took down West Fork 69-55. Given Livingston's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 635th, while West Fork is ranked 1361st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Livingston found their leader in underclassman Ziekus Garner, who almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Garner has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tearance Gray, who scored 13 points along with six assists and four steals.
Livingston has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for West Fork, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-28.
Livingston will head out on the road to take on Bridge City at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Livingston has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. West Fork does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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