East Laurens waltzed into their contest on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They breezed by the West Laurens Raiders to the tune of 78-45. With the Falcons ahead 39-16 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
| 01/25/25 vs West Laurens | 21 |
| 01/24/25 @ Dublin | 20 |
| 01/18/25 vs Treutlen | 39 |
| 01/17/25 vs Dodge County | 18 |
| 01/14/25 vs Jefferson County | 20 |
East Laurens' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mckayela Tanner, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 assists. Tanner's afternoon made it seven games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Deanna Lowther, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards.
Tanner wasn't the only one working in the assists department: East Laurens was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Despite the loss, West Laurens saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brooklyn Jackson went 12 of 14 on her way to 28 points.
East Laurens is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.9 points per game. As for West Laurens, they dropped their record down to 4-16 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
East Laurens has already played their next contest, a 56-49 victory against Washington County on the 28th. West Laurens has also already played their next match (against Harlem), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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