Basketball Recap: North Pontotoc Drops Highest Score of Season Against Byhalia

Vikings

Team Score

01/17/25 vs Byhalia	72
11/21/24 @ Water Valley	58
01/16/25 vs Ripley	56
11/15/24 vs Potts Camp	56
12/19/24 @ Bruce	51

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Pontotoc). They breezed by the Byhalia Indians to the tune of 72-25 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Vikings with their most commanding win of the season.

North Pontotoc is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Byhalia, they are on a 26-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-11.

North Pontotoc and Byhalia could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings. North Pontotoc (ranked 184th) will meet South Pontotoc (ranked 45th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Byhalia will challenge Senatobia at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 194 places (291 vs. 97).