Basketball Game Preview: Clarksdale Wildcats vs. Corinth Warriors

The Clarksdale Wildcats will square off against the Corinth Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Clarksdale is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Pontotoc and fell 73-28. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Warriors are ranked 13th).

Meanwhile, after soaring to 65 points the game before, Corinth was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 67-21 loss at the hands of New Hope. The Warriors have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Corinth's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Clarksdale, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.

Clarksdale was able to grind out a solid win over Corinth in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 53-44. Does Clarksdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Corinth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.