Basketball Game Preview: Amite County Trojans vs. Wilkinson County Wildcats

Amite County is on a seven-game streak of home losses, Wilkinson County a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Amite County Trojans will host the Wilkinson County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Last Tuesday, Amite County was beaten by West Lincoln 62-32. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Bears are ranked 106th).

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Wilkinson County faced off against Bogue Chitto on Friday. Wilkinson County took a blow against Bogue Chitto, falling 65-10.

Amite County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Wilkinson County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.

Amite County came up short against Wilkinson County in their previous meeting on January 3rd, falling 38-25. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilkinson County's Oralieshia Smith, who posted 24 points. Now that Amite County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.