Basketball Game Preview: New Albany Bulldogs vs. Myrtle Hawks

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Previous Games

11/28/23 - Home	81-32 W
11/29/22 - Away	81-40 W
01/26/22 - Neutral	88-51 W
11/30/21 - Home	107-69 W
01/15/21 - Away	80-51 W
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New Albany is 10-0 against Myrtle since November of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The New Albany Bulldogs will head out to face off against the Myrtle Hawks at 11:00 a.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

New Albany is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Southaven just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 60-50 to the Chargers.

Meanwhile, Myrtle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They had to suffer through a 77-31 loss at the hands of Rosa Fort. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Lions are ranked 61st).

New Albany's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Myrtle, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.

Everything came up roses for New Albany against Myrtle in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the squad secured an 81-32 win. In that game, New Albany amassed a halftime lead of 56-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.