Basketball Recap: Mcgehee Sets Scoring Season-High Against Pearl River

Hawks

Team Score

01/10/25 @ Pearl River	53
12/10/24 @ New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	49
11/21/24 vs Benjamin Franklin	48
01/03/25 vs Haynes Academy	47
01/06/25 vs Riverside Academy	46

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McGehee). They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 53-51 victory over the Pearl River Rebels on Friday. For the Hawks, this counts as revenge for the 66-35 win the Rebels walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2023.

McGehee is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Pearl River, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. McGehee will host Newman at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pearl River, they will welcome Central Private at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.