East Central is on a 12-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Vancleave a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The East Central Hornets will welcome the Vancleave Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
East Central is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Wayne County on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Central had to suffer through a 71-43 loss at the hands of Wayne County. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the War Eagles are ranked 105th).
Meanwhile, Vancleave came up short against Perry Central on Monday and fell 52-39.
Vancleave's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for East Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
East Central came up short against Vancleave in their previous matchup back in January, falling 63-52. Can East Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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