Basketball Recap: Hattiesburg Beats Pearl River Central for Their Sixth Straight Victory

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

12/17/24 vs Tylertown	50
01/17/25 vs West Jones	38
12/13/24 @ West Jones	37
01/10/25 vs Pearl River Central	37
01/20/25 vs West Marion	37

Hattiesburg came tearing into Tuesday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Pearl River Central Blue Devils 62-37. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Hattiesburg's victory bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Pearl River Central, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-14.

Hattiesburg wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 62-49 win against Petal on the 30th. Pearl River Central has also already played their next contest (against Forest Hill), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.