Recap: Brookhaven Panthers vs. Natchez Bulldogs
After losing to the Natchez Bulldogs the last time they met, the Brookhaven Panthers decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Brookhaven came out on top against Natchez by a score of 52-41 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Brookhaven.
Brookhaven can attribute much of their success to Kordell Collins, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. That's the first time this season that Collins scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Jamarius Malone, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Brookhaven is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Natchez, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-7.
Brookhaven will head out on the road to face off against Holmes County Central at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Holmes County Central: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Brookhaven has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. Natchez will take on North Pike at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Pike will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings (they are ranked 224th, while Natchez is ranked 92nd).
