Basketball Game Preview: Pearl Pirates vs. Oak Grove Warriors

The Pearl Pirates will challenge the Oak Grove Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Pearl is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.

Last Friday, Pearl took a blow against Meridian, falling 74-34. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 32nd).

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Oak Grove beat Petal 39-33 on Friday.

Oak Grove's victory bumped their record up to 10-14. As for Pearl, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.

Things could have been worse for Pearl, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 36-19 loss to Oak Grove in their previous matchup back in January. Will Pearl have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.