Basketball Game Preview: Morton Panthers vs. Forest Bearcats

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Previous Games

01/03/25 - Home	63-41 W
12/19/24 - Home	52-30 W
01/23/24 - Home	47-44 W
01/13/24 - Away	60-32 W
01/05/24 - Neutral	55-45 W
+ 5 more games

Morton has gone 10-0 against Forest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Morton Panthers face off against the Forest Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Morton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Mississippi's top teams: Lanier, who was ranked 14th at the time (Morton was ranked 25th). Morton took a 55-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lanier on Monday. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Forest was beaten by Quitman 67-32 on Tuesday. The Bearcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Morton, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.

Everything went Morton's way against Forest when the teams last played on January 3rd, as Morton made off with a 63-41 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Morton since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.