Basketball Game Preview: Monroe County Tigers vs. Southern Choctaw Indians

The Monroe County Tigers will face off against the Southern Choctaw Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Monroe County turned things around against Excel on Saturday. They blew past the Panthers 54-17. The game marked the Tigers' most dominant win of the season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Southern Choctaw, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Leroy on Friday as Southern Choctaw made off with a 46-21 victory. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 22 points or more this season.

Southern Choctaw is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.3 points per game. As for Monroe County, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 4-14.