Basketball Preview: Coffeeville Pirates vs. Olive Branch Conquistadors
The Coffeeville Pirates will take on the Olive Branch Conquistadors at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Coffeeville is looking for their season's first victory.
Coffeeville and Senatobia met for a duel on Tuesday where Coffeeville had to take the L. Coffeeville took a blow against Senatobia, falling 56-16. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Warriors are ranked 98th).
Meanwhile, Olive Branch posted their biggest win since November 5th on Friday. They put the hurt on DeSoto Central with a sharp 57-37 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Conquistadors have posted against the Jaguars since January 31, 2020.
Olive Branch is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Coffeeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
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