Mississippi High School Basketball - Florence nudges McComb
January 24, 2017: McComb, MS 39648 In Tuesday's league outing, the Florence Eagles (Florence, MS) basketball squad nipped the host McComb Tigers (McComb, MS), by a margin of 59-56.
The Eagles (14-6) will now prepare for their outing against Lawrence County (Monticello, MS). The Cougars go into the 4A Region 6 outing with a 11-10 record. In their last outing, Lawrence County got by Richland (Richland, MS), 60-41, in a league outing.
The Tigers now own a 11-6 record. They play next when they host North Pike for a 4A Region 6 outing on Friday, January 27. McComb will clash with a Jaguars squad coming off a 60-54 league loss to South Pike (Magnolia, MS). The Jaguars record now stands at 12-7.