Having just played yesterday, the Stone Tomcats will get right back to it and host the North Forrest Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Stone has struggled recently with 12 defeats in a row, while North Forrest will arrive with four straight wins.
Stone saw some tournament action on Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-10 loss at the hands of Heidelberg. While losing is never fun, the Tomcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Oilers are ranked 67th).
While North Forrest didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Petal by a score of 52-45 on Thursday.
Stone better keep an eye on Brooklynn Adams. She was instrumental in North Forrest's win, putting up 21 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists. The matchup was Adams' 11th in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Laken Wilson, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten boards.
North Forrest's victory bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Stone, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Stone was dealt a bruising 59-14 defeat at the hands of North Forrest in their previous matchup last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Adams, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine steals. Now that the Tomcats know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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