Basketball Game Preview: Scotland County Tigers vs. Milan Wildcats

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 2:20am

Preview: Scotland County Tigers vs. Milan Wildcats

The Scotland County Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Milan Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Scotland County is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home.

Scotland County won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a rough 52-25 loss at the hands of North Shelby. Scotland County has struggled against North Shelby recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, Milan suffered their closest defeat since December 5, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Kirksville by a score of 30-27. Milan has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Marian Dabney, who scored 14 points along with two blocks. Another player making a difference was Avery Pickering, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.

Scotland County has been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 15 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season. As for Milan, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-11.

Scotland County was taken down by Milan 61-31 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Scotland County was down 32-8.

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