The North Pontotoc Vikings will take on the Byhalia Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in North Pontotoc's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, North Pontotoc turned things around against Vardaman on Friday. They walked away with a 65-56 victory over the Rams.
Meanwhile, Byhalia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by South Pontotoc 71-31. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Cougars are ranked 107th).
North Pontotoc's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-19. As for Byhalia, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18.
North Pontotoc strolled past Byhalia when the teams last played back in January by a score of 72-57. Does North Pontotoc have another victory up their sleeve, or will Byhalia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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