Mississippi High School Basketball - Florence edges Morton
December 14, 2021: Florence, MS 39073 The Florence Eagles (Florence, MS) basketball nipped the visiting Morton Panthers (Morton, MS), 40-38 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Eagles (8-5) will now prepare for their test against Jim Hill (Jackson, MS). The Tigers go into the non-league test with a 2-8 record. In their last test, Jim Hill was tipped by Ridgeland (Ridgeland, MS), 52-31, in a non-league test.
The Panthers now own a 4-4 record. They play next when they travel to Magee for a non-league test on Friday, December 17. Morton will encounter a Trojans squad coming off a 57-44 non-league win over Stringer (Stringer, MS). The Trojans record now stands at 5-6.