Leake Central visits West Lauderdale on Friday — girls basketball preview

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Leake Central travels to West Lauderdale on Friday, Jan. 9, for a girls basketball league game at West Lauderdale High in Collinsville, Mississippi. Tip is set for 6:00 p.m. CT. Follow the game on ScorebookLive: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5718309-leake-central-vs-west-lauderdale

What to know

• Matchup: Leake Central Gators at West Lauderdale Knights

• Leake Central: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/175192-leake-central-gators

• West Lauderdale: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/teams/175142-west-lauderdale-knights

• Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5718309-leake-central-vs-west-lauderdale

• Location: West Lauderdale High School — Collinsville, Mississippi

• Date/time: Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 — 6:00 p.m. CT

Quick angle

Leake Central won the teams’ last meeting, a 73-56 victory at West Lauderdale on Feb. 4, 2025. (Box score and recap: https://scorebooklive.com/mississippi/girls-basketball/games/5301035-leake-central-vs-west-lauderdale.) Expect Leake Central to try to replicate the offensive punch that decided that game, while West Lauderdale will be hunting a home-court answer.

Streaming and ticketing

• West Lauderdale NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/west-lauderdale-hs-collinsville-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Leake Central NFHS Network: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/leake-central-high-school-carthage-ms/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

Check those NFHS Network pages for live-stream availability and any ticket info.

Fan note and call to action

On ScorebookLive, West Lauderdale has 26 fans and Leake Central has 34 fans following their pages. Picks for this game currently show 0 for both teams. These numbers can change — follow the teams you want to support to increase their fan counts, and make your pick for fun. Picks are for fan engagement and are not tied to any win projections.

Keep an eye on ScorebookLive for updates, and follow both teams’ pages for live scoring, lineups and postgame coverage.