It was a proper cat-fight when Leon faced off against Godby on Tuesday. The Leon Lions had to suffer through a 69-31 loss at the hands of the Godby Cougars. The Lions have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
12/17/24 vs Godby | 12 |
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Leon's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tanner Owens, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds, and Naomi Similien, who posted 11 points. Owens has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more boards the last four times she's played.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Godby to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kenijah Clayton, who went 7 of 17 on her way to 19 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Cornelius, who put up 15 points.
Leon's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Godby, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.
Leon will take on Lincoln in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Godby and Madison County will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Godby knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Madison County likes a good challenge.
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