Basketball Game Preview: Pine Grove Panthers vs. Tupelo Christian Prep Eagles

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Previous Games

02/21/20 - Neutral	59-38 W
02/02/17 - Home	47-11 W
01/24/17 - Away	58-25 W
02/18/16 - Neutral	52-49 W
02/05/16 - Away	59-49 W
+ 3 more games

Pine Grove has gone 7-1 against Tupelo Christian Prep recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Pine Grove Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Tupelo Christian Prep Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Pine Grove is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Thrasher just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 57-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rebels. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Rebels are ranked 37th).

Meanwhile, Tupelo Christian Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of Tremont. Tupelo Christian Prep was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-7.

Pine Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Tupelo Christian Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.

Pine Grove took their win against Tupelo Christian Prep when the teams last played back in February of 2020 by a conclusive 59-38. Will Pine Grove repeat their success, or does Tupelo Christian Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.