The Bay Springs Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Scott Central Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bay Springs is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Last Tuesday, everything went Bay Springs' way against Lake as Bay Springs made off with a 59-36 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Hornets are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Scott Central opened the new year with a less-than-successful 52-43 loss to Newton.
Bay Springs has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points per game. As for Scott Central, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-6.
Bay Springs was able to grind out a solid victory over Scott Central when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 88-75. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bay Springs since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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