Basketball Recap: 20 Straight Home Victories for Morton

Morton entered their tilt with Northeast Jones on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They beat the Northeast Jones Tigers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 55-12. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-6.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/10/25 vs Northeast Jones	55-12
01/09/25 vs Northeast Jones	55-12
01/03/25 vs Forest	52-28
12/30/24 vs Quitman	43-42
12/21/24 vs Forest	43-32
+ 15 more games

Morton pushed their record up to 13-5 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.1 points per game. As for Northeast Jones, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.

Morton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 55-36 win against Mendenhall on the 14th. Northeast Jones has also already played their next match (against Meridian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.