Forest is 0-10 against Morton since January of 2022 but things could change on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Forest Bearcats take on the Morton Panthers at 7:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Forest took a blow against Kosciusko, falling 80-47. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Whippets are ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, Morton entered their tilt with Leake Central on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They snuck past the Gators with a 67-63 victory.
Morton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points per game. As for Forest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Forest couldn't quite finish off Morton in their previous meeting back in January and fell 47-44. Can Forest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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