McComb and Natchez are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The McComb Tigers will head out to challenge the Natchez Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. McComb is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when McComb faced off against Brookhaven last Thursday. McComb had to suffer through a 62-31 loss at the hands of Brookhaven. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-12.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Natchez on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Wilkinson County out of the water with a 69-11 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-7.
Natchez's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for McComb, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
McComb didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Natchez when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 62-58 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Natchez's Ronald Ellis Jr, who posted 22 points. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for McComb to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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