Basketball Recap: Pearl Picks Up Tenth Straight Win at Home

Pirates

Margin (Wins)

12/28/24 vs Velma Jackson	31
01/09/25 vs Petal	22
12/27/24 vs Center Hill	15
01/03/25 vs Mendenhall	3
01/07/25 @ Northwest Rankin	-12

There's no place like home for Pearl, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Petal Panthers with a sharp 66-44 victory on Thursday. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 22 points or more this season.

Pearl pushed their record up to 14-6 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for Petal, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-14.

Pearl will have a chance to go back-to-back against Petal: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.