Basketball Preview: South Pike Eagles vs. Natchez Bulldogs
The South Pike Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Natchez Bulldogs at 7:15 a.m. on Friday.
South Pike can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Tuesday. They lost 62-39 to Brookhaven. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Natchez didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Lawrence County on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 46-42 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Daylan Haywood had a dynamite game for Natchez, posting 22 points plus five steals. Haywood has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of James King Jr, who went 5 for 12 en route to 11 points plus two steals.
South Pike took a serious blow against Natchez when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 68-40. Can South Pike avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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