The Leggett Pirates can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Burkeville 43-15 at home. The victory was just what Leggett needed coming off of a 81-29 loss in their prior match.
Leading Leggett to victory were Tamera Henderson and Bianca Perkins. Henderson scored 16 points along with six rebounds and six steals, while Perkins scored 23 points along with five steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Henderson has scored at least a third of Leggett's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Harley Richardson, who scored no points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Leggett's victory bumped their record up to 6-18. As for Burkeville, they bumped their record down to 0-9 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Leggett will square off against Chester at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Chester focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Wednesday. As for Burkeville, they will head out on the road to challenge Goodrich at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
