Basketball Game Preview: McComb Tigers vs. Franklin County Bulldogs

The McComb Tigers will take on the Franklin County Bulldogs in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for McComb and four for Franklin County.

It was a proper cat-fight when McComb duked it out withLawrence County on Friday. McComb received a blow as they fell 64-49 to Lawrence County. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Cougars are ranked 86th).

Meanwhile, Franklin County came up short against Natchez on Friday and fell 58-49. While Franklin County didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Natchez 15-7 in the first quarter.

Franklin County's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for McComb, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.

McComb strolled past Franklin County when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 59-45. Does McComb have another victory up their sleeve, or will Franklin County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.