Basketball Recap: Tupelo's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

By Team Reports Jan 9, 2025, 5:28am

Basketball Recap: Tupelo Tigers vs. Stratford Bulldogs

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After flying high against Milburn back in December of 2024, Tupelo came back down to earth. The Tupelo Tigers fell just short of the Stratford Bulldogs by a score of 47-45 on Tuesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Tigers came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 257th).

Tigers

Previous 5 Games

01/07/25 @ Stratford45-47
12/20/24 vs Milburn73-41
12/13/24 @ Konawa67-42
12/10/24 vs Coleman59-31
12/09/24 vs Calvin52-43

Tupelo moved to 11-5 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Stratford, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-5 record.

Tupelo will look to defend their home court on Friday against Wapanucka at 8:00 p.m. Tupelo is facing Wapanucka at the right time seeing as Wapanucka is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Stratford, they will challenge Asher at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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