The Byhalia Indians will take on the Horn Lake Eagles in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Byhalia is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since November 14th on Tuesday. They lost 71-45 to New Albany. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Horn Lake posted their closest win since November 28, 2023 on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairley, sneaking past 67-65. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 21st in Mississippi, while the Bulldogs are ranked 86th in Tennessee), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Horn Lake has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for Byhalia, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Byhalia came up short against Horn Lake in their previous meeting back in January of 2017, falling 61-50. Thankfully for Byhalia, Jitaurious Gordon (who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 14 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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