Mississippi High School Basketball - Picayune can't hold off Blount
December 29, 2023: Picayune, MS 39466 The Blount Leopards basketball team scored 52 points and restricted the host Picayune Maroon Tide to 46 in the Leopards non-league victory on Friday.
The Leopards now sport a 11-7 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Theodore for a 6A Area 1 contest on Tuesday, January 2. Blount will battle a Bobcats team coming off a 43-25 non-league loss to Booker T. Washington (Pensacola, FL). The Bobcats record now stands at 8-10.
The Maroon Tide (8-12) will now prepare for their contest against Presbyterian Christian (Hattiesburg, MS). The Bobcats come into the non-league contest with a 15-4 record.