Basketball Preview: Southeast Lauderdale Tigers vs. Moss Point Tigers
The Southeast Lauderdale Tigers will take on the Moss Point Tigers in a tournament on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southeast Lauderdale is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against West Lauderdale on Thursday. Southeast Lauderdale came out on top against West Lauderdale by a score of 62-54.
Meanwhile, Moss Point came into Saturday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Heidelberg 39-36. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted since February 9th.
Moss Point got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jujuan Nettles out in front who had 12 points plus eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Nettles a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five). Another player making a difference was Breland Nicholas, who posted 12 points along with five rebounds.
Southeast Lauderdale's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Moss Point, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.
Southeast Lauderdale lost to Moss Point on the road by a decisive 55-39 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Thankfully for Southeast Lauderdale, Kedrick Osby (who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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