Basketball Recap: Olive Branch Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

By Team Reports Jan 17, 2025, 9:09pm

Basketball Recap: Olive Branch Conquistadors vs. South Panola Tigers

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Previous 4 Games

01/17/25 vs South Panola77-64
01/14/25 @ Grenada74-48
01/09/25 vs Saltillo82-42
01/07/25 @ Center Hill54-49

After losing to South Panola the last time they met, Olive Branch decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Olive Branch Conquistadors walked away with a 77-64 victory over the South Panola Tigers on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Conquistadors who have now won four contests in a row.

Olive Branch's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points per game. As for South Panola, they moved to 13-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Olive Branch and South Panola should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings. Olive Branch will take on Lake Cormorant at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 126 places (39 vs. 165). Similarly, South Panola (ranked 41st) will meet Saltillo (ranked 215th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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