Basketball Recap: Holmes County Central Piles Up the Points Against Greenwood

Jaguars

Margin (Wins)

11/25/24 vs Amanda Elzy	51
12/10/24 @ Greenwood	28
12/03/24 @ Madison Central	-9
11/26/24 vs Yazoo County	-10
12/05/24 @ Ridgeland	-18

Holmes County Central won the last time they faced Greenwood and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Holmes County Central Jaguars really took it to the Greenwood Bulldogs for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-28 win. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 28 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Holmes County Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sha Sha Giles, who went 6 of 7 on her way to 14 points and six steals. Giles is becoming a predictor of Holmes County Central's success: when she posts at least three steals the team is 4-2 (and 1-2 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Ratasia Greer, who posted 11 points along with seven boards and four steals.

Holmes County Central now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Greenwood, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

Holmes County Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 39-26 defeat against Clinton on the 14th. As for Greenwood, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 52-18 loss against Greenville on the 12th.