Basketball Recap: Olive Branch's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Thursday

Conquistadors

Previous 5 Games

02/27/25 vs West Jones	50-53
02/20/25 vs Vicksburg	75-44
02/14/25 vs Neshoba Central	85-76
02/07/25 @ South Panola	75-61
02/06/25 vs Center Hill	71-37

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Olive Branch can now relate to. They fell just short of the West Jones Mustangs by a score of 53-50 on Thursday. The Conquistadors' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.

Olive Branch's loss dropped their record down to 23-9. As for West Jones, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season.

Olive Branch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Jones, they will challenge Callaway at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Callaway comes in on 14 and West Jones on ten.