Okolona is 0-10 against Booneville since November of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Okolona Chieftains will head out to take on the Booneville Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
If Booneville heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Okolona took over last week. Okolona walked away with a 66-55 win over Bruce on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chieftains.
Meanwhile, Booneville came tearing into Tuesday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Royals by a score of 61-49. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Royals are ranked 83rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Booneville pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.1 points per game. As for Okolona, their record now sits at 2-5.
Okolona took a serious blow against Booneville in their previous meeting back in January, falling 89-61. Can Okolona avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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