If Taylorsville was riding high fresh off their 62-42 takedown of Stringer last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Taylorsville Tartars took a 49-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Leake County Gators on Friday. The Tartars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Gators earlier this season, when they won 56-52.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Leake County to victory, but perhaps none more so than LaTavean Fortune, who went 9 for 18 to rack up 26 points. The matchup was Fortune's third in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaquailyn Pippen, who went 7 of 13 en route to 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Taylorsville's loss dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Leake County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season.
Taylorsville has already played their next contest, a 71-67 victory against McAdams on the 11th. As for Leake County, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 79-42 win against Ethel on the 11th.
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