Basketball Recap: Nettleton's Luck Changes for the Better on Saturday

Tigers

Team Score

12/28/24 @ Ripley	50
11/21/24 vs Saltillo	41
12/03/24 vs Amory	38
12/12/24 @ Saltillo	34
12/16/24 vs Hamilton	33

Nettleton can finally bid farewell to their ten-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Saturday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, they made off with a 50-49 victory over the Ripley Tigers. Nettleton's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Nettleton's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-8. As for Ripley, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-12.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Nettleton Tigers take on the Potts Camp Cardinals at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Ripley has already played their next contest, a 49-40 victory against Corinth on the 30th.