Basketball Preview: Clarksdale Wildcats vs. Greenville Hornets
The Clarksdale Wildcats will take on the Greenville Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Clarksdale saw some tournament action last Tuesday. They lost to Coahoma County on the road by a 42-28 margin. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Red Panthers are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, Greenville's undefeated season came to an end after seven games on Thursday. They fell 50-43 to Coahoma County. The loss put an end to the Hornets' undefeated start to the season.
Despite the loss, Greenville got top-tier performance from Charlisa Barney, who went 11 for 19 en route to 28 points plus five steals. That was a full 65.1% of Greenville's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Keniyha Rhodes was another key player, scoring nine points plus four steals.
Clarksdale now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Greenville, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Clarksdale beat Greenville 52-43 when the teams last played back in December of 2021. Will Clarksdale repeat their success, or does Greenville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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