Basketball Recap: Hattiesburg Skates Past West Marion with Ease

Tigers

Previous 4 Games

01/20/25 vs West Marion	51-17
01/17/25 vs West Jones	49-42
01/14/25 vs Forest Hill	49-41
01/10/25 vs Pearl River Central	51-28

Hattiesburg came tearing into Monday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the West Marion Trojans to the tune of 51-17. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while the Trojans are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hattiesburg's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-9. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.6 points per game. As for West Marion, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-17.

Hattiesburg has already played their next contest (against Jim Hill), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. West Marion has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Perry Central.