Basketball Game Preview: Vancleave Bulldogs vs. East Central Hornets

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Previous Games

01/30/24 - Away	63-52 W
12/14/23 - Home	60-51 W
01/28/22 - Home	73-46 W
01/11/22 - Away	51-48 W
02/02/21 - Away	49-29 W
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Vancleave has gone 8-2 against East Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Vancleave Bulldogs will take on the East Central Hornets in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Vancleave and four for East Central.

Last Monday, Vancleave came up short against Perry Central and fell 52-39.

Meanwhile, East Central played a tough match on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 71-43 loss at the hands of Wayne County. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the War Eagles are ranked 105th).

Vancleave's record is now 1-10. As for East Central, their record is now 1-9.

Vancleave beat East Central 63-52 when the teams last played back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was East Central's Brody Howard, who posted 25 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Vancleave still be able to contain Howard? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.