The Tylertown Chiefs will face off against the Columbia Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Tylertown took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They breezed past Amite County to the tune of 60-24. The Chiefs have beaten the Trojans the last seven times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Trojans has come to flipping the script.
Meanwhile, Columbia was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past West Marion 80-50.
Tylertown better focus on containing Braylon Johnson and Jaydon Johnson as the pair were huge in Columbia's win. Braylon shot 89% from the field en route to 19 points in addition to five boards and four steals, while Jaydon went 7-for-14 to rack up 17 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. Those 17 points gave Jaydon a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Foxworth, who shot 40% from the field on his way to 17 points and seven boards.
Columbia now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Tylertown, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Tylertown couldn't quite finish off Columbia in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 and fell 43-41. Can the Chiefs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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