Basketball Recap: Holmes County Central Continues Home Dominance on Wednesday

Holmes County Central entered their tilt with Cleveland Central on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Cleveland Central Wolves 51-48. This was a revenge game for the Jaguars: when they faced off against the Wolves on January 3rd, they had to take a 52-39 loss.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/22/25 vs Cleveland Central	51-48
01/07/25 vs Gentry	67-56
12/20/24 vs Greenville	54-47
12/19/24 vs Forest Hill	56-48
12/17/24 vs Canton	55-46
+ 4 more games

Holmes County Central's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Cleveland Central, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-6.

Holmes County Central and Cleveland Central should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings. Holmes County Central will square off against Gentry at 8:00 p.m. on Friday up 135 places (43 vs. 178). Similarly, Cleveland Central (ranked 29th) will meet Greenville (ranked 87th) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.