Welcome to the final SEC meet of the evening! If you’ve made it this far, congratulations! Get ready to watch the Tigers take on the Razorbacks.
LSU is coming off its second 197-plus score of the season in its victory over Missouri last weekend. Although the Tigers are likely not overjoyed with their performance, the fact that this team has scored higher without Kiya Johnson than with her says a great deal about this team’s grit. There’s been many lineup shuffles with athletes making event and collegiate debuts. I could go on and on about Haleigh Bryant, but if you don’t know she’s one of the best in the NCAA by now, I don’t know what to tell you. She got a 10.0 last week on vault. I need not say more. Of the newcomers to the lineup, the one I want to highlight is Tori Tatum on bars. She seemed to finally get into a groove last week, so I’m interested to see how she does this week. Speaking of “interested to see,” let’s talk about Aleah Finnegan. Phenomenal gymnastics. Hasn’t quite brought the consistency yet, especially in the big time moments. The record right now indicates that every other meet will be out of the ballpark, so we’re due for another stellar night from Finnegan in Barnhill tonight.
The Razorbacks are having a somewhat…
