The Lawrenceville Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Paris Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lawrenceville has seven straight wins, Paris has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Lawrenceville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Carmi-White County, posting a 71-34 win at home. Given Lawrenceville's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while Carmi-White County is ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Bryant Jenkins, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. He hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Sanders, who scored 18 points along with five assists.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Paris, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 67-49 loss to Charleston on Wednesday.
Lawrenceville's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.1 points per game. As for Paris, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-23 record this season.
Lawrenceville strolled past Paris in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 by a score of 50-35. Will Lawrenceville repeat their success, or does Paris have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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