Mississippi High School Basketball - Hancock tipped by Picayune
January 19, 2024: Kiln, MS 39556 The Picayune Maroon Tide basketball team scored 56 points and held the host Hancock Hawks to 51 in the Maroon Tide league triumph on Friday.
The Maroon Tide now sport a 18-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Long Beach for a 6A Region 4 contest on Tuesday, January 23. Picayune will meet a Bearcats team coming off a 49-31 league loss to West Harrison (Gulfport, MS). The Bearcats record now stands at 4-19.
The Hawks (11-12) will now prepare for their contest against Pascagoula (Pascagoula, MS). The Panthers enter the 6A Region 4 contest with a 18-2 record. In their last contest, Pascagoula nudged Yazoo City (Yazoo City, MS), 60-59, in a non-league contest.