The Fruitdale Pirates will take on the Greene County Wildcats in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fruitdale is looking for their season's first victory.
Fruitdale is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Southern Choctaw on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fruitdale was dealt a 66-23 loss at the hands of Southern Choctaw. The Pirates were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-14.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Greene County challenged Moss Point on Tuesday. Greene County came out on top against Moss Point by a score of 49-42.
Fruitdale better focus on containing Jase Matthews and Cordarius Molten as the pair were huge in Greene County's win. Matthews went 8 of 12 en route to 17 points along with seven assists and seven boards, while Molten went 9 of 14 on his way to 19 points and five steals. Molten has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times he's played.
Fruitdale's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Greene County, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-7.
Fruitdale lost to Greene County on the road by a decisive 70-56 margin when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Can Fruitdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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