Basketball Recap: Booneville's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Blue Devils

Previous Games

01/31/25 @ Okolona	71-39
01/28/25 vs Pontotoc	86-60
01/24/25 vs Clearwater	67-39
01/23/25 vs Olive Branch	60-38
01/21/25 vs Mantachie	77-48
+ 4 more games

Booneville had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.8 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They really took it to the Okolona Chieftains for the full four quarters, racking up a 71-39 victory. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Chieftains are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Booneville's win bumped their record up to 20-4. As for Okolona, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-16.

Booneville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Okolona, they will be taking part in a tournament against Vardaman at 8:03 p.m. on Tuesday.