A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Forest Bearcats challenge the Mendenhall Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Forest will be strutting in after a victory while Mendenhall will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Forest turned things around against Northeast Jones on Friday. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 40-18 win. Given the Bearcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Tigers are ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mendenhall was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 40-34 to Quitman.
Forest's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-11. As for Mendenhall, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Forest and Mendenhall were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup on January 9th, but Forest came up empty-handed after a 44-43 defeat. Will Forest have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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