LAGRANGE, Ga. - The LaGrange College Women's Basketball Team (6-2) hits the road Tuesday (Dec. 17) as they travel to Milledgeville, Ga to take on the Georgia College Bobcats (6-3) in a Division III vs Division II matchup.
The Matchup
The Panthers are currently riding one of their most dominant stretches in school history, winning five straight with a +171 scoring differential at 419-248 in that span. With their red hot momentum, they will look to take down the heavily favored Bobcats in the first ever matchup between the two schools.
As for GCSU, the loss of back-to-back contests has them scrapping for a bounce-back win on Tuesday. Despite outscoring opponents 336-305 in the last five games, things have gone much differently for the Bobcats in that span, going 2-3 with just a +31 scoring differential. Should their struggles continue, they could very well be on the wrong end of a huge victory for LaGrange at the end of Tuesday morning's tilt.
Players to Watch
Kenzie England will be a huge contributing factor for the Panthers as they look to pull of a huge win on Tuesday. Averaging 11.5 points, four rebounds and three steals in the last two games, the Navarre, Fla native earned CCS Rookie of the Week honors in her team's respective 100-30 and 86-27 wins this past week.
As for the Bobcats, they will look for production from top-scorer Evie DePetro, who leads the team with 119 points at 13.2 points per game in addition to a .416 field goal percentage, .357 three-point percentage and a dominant .833 percentage from the free throw line.
Where to Watch
Tipoff is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at Georgia College's Centennial Center. For links to stream the game and live stats,
click here.