Basketball Recap: Hattiesburg Continues Home Dominance on Tuesday

Hattiesburg won the last time they faced Forest Hill and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Hattiesburg Tigers came out on top against the Forest Hill Patriots by a score of 49-41. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.

Tigers

Previous 3 Games (Home)

01/14/25 vs Forest Hill	49-41
01/10/25 vs Pearl River Central	51-28
01/03/25 vs Jim Hill	73-57

Hattiesburg's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for Forest Hill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-14.

Hattiesburg and Forest Hill could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings. Hattiesburg (ranked 103rd) will meet West Jones (ranked 28th) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Forest Hill will take on Terry at 6:00 p.m. on Friday down 115 places (144 vs. 29).