Yazoo County is 1-9 against Yazoo City since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Indians at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Yazoo County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
On Tuesday, Yazoo County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 64-58 to Raymond. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Rangers are ranked 25th).
Amari Southern
| 12/09/25 vs Raymond | 2 |
| 12/05/25 vs Yazoo City | 6 |
| 12/02/25 vs Tri-County Academy | 2 |
| 11/24/25 @ Enterprise | 2 |
| 11/20/25 vs Warren Central | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Despite the defeat, Yazoo County got top-tier performance from Amari Southern, who went 8-for-18 en route to 21 points and seven boards. Southern is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kezyron Young, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 12 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Yazoo City was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 48-47 to Northwest Rankin.
Yazoo County will have to contain Travis Jones as he made an impact in Yazoo City's last game. He posted 21 points. Keiron Davis was another key player, putting up nine points.
Yazoo City's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Yazoo County, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. Yazoo County hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 64.1 points per game. However, it's not like Yazoo City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 60.2 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more.
Yazoo County skirted past Yazoo City 57-55 in their previous meeting on Friday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers 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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