Northeast Lauderdale at Leake Central — Girls Basketball preview, Jan. 30

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Northeast Lauderdale visits Leake Central on Friday, Jan. 30, for a Mississippi girls basketball league game at Leake Central High in Carthage, Miss. Tip is scheduled for 6 p.m. Central. Follow the full game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5682621-northeast-lauderdale-vs-leake-central

What to know

Teams: Leake Central Gators (home) vs. Northeast Lauderdale Trojans (away)

Date/time: Friday, Jan. 30 — 6 p.m. Central

Location: Leake Central High School, Carthage, Mississippi

Last meeting

These teams last met on Jan. 24, 2025, in Meridian, when Northeast Lauderdale edged Leake Central 51-45. That result gives the Trojans a recent edge in the matchup and adds a bit of extra bite to Friday’s rematch.

Streaming and coverage

Both programs have NFHS Network pages — you can check streaming availability here: Leake Central NFHS page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/leake-central-high-school-carthage-ms/basketball and Northeast Lauderdale NFHS page: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/northeast-lauderdale-high-school-meridian-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

For the official game page, updates and box score (when available): https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5682621-northeast-lauderdale-vs-leake-central

Fan notes and engagement

Leake Central currently lists 34 fans on its SBLive page while Northeast Lauderdale lists 24 — if you want to boost your team’s presence, follow them on SBLive. SBLive also offers fan picks for entertainment; picks and any win projections can change, so follow the teams and make picks for fun to help your program.

Get out to Carthage or tune in online — this one should be competitive, and after a tight meeting last year, neither side will want to give an inch.