Basketball Recap: Collins Takes a Loss

Collins was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by the Richton Rebels 63-34. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Rebels are ranked 94th).

Collins' loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Richton, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 22-7.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Collins has already played their next contest (against Mize), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Richton will square off against Heidelberg at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Richton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.