The Leake County Gators will head out to challenge the Ethel Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Leake County is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Leake County will head out to face Ethel after giving up their first home loss of the season on Tuesday. Leake County took a 55-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of McAdams.
Loss or not, Leake County got some senior leadership from Sy'Ariah Wraggs and Daishone Turner. Wraggs dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, while Turner dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wraggs has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Krysten Morgan, who scored six points plus five steals.
Even though they lost, Leake County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Ethel challenged J.Z. George on Friday. Ethel secured a 30-24 W over J.Z. George. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Leake County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Ethel, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Leake County beat Ethel 33-26 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leake County since the squad 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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