It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the McLaurin Tigers ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They snuck past Clarkdale with a 57-53 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for McLaurin.
It was another big night for Michael Wallace, who dropped a double-double on 37 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it eight consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of McLaurin's points. Another player making a difference was Kendell Clark, who scored 7 points along with 12 rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Clarkdale saw an underclassman step up: Cade Culpepper scored 24 points along with 5 rebounds. The match was Culpepper's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ladonya Adams, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 10 rebounds.
McLaurin's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Clarkdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
McLaurin will be playing at home against Pelahatchie at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Mississippi (Pelahatchie is ranked 81st, while McLaurin is ranked 85th). As for Clarkdale, they will head out on the road to face off against Union at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
