North Pontotoc managed to keep up with New Albany until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The North Pontotoc Vikings came up short against the New Albany Bulldogs, falling 65-45. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 59th).
New Albany was led to victory by Kylan King and Amari Hubbard. King went 10 for 17 en route to 23 points in addition to seven boards and three steals, while Hubbard almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. King is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Issac Gilbert, who posted eight points and 13 rebounds.
North Pontotoc has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for New Albany, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Pontotoc has already played their next matchup (against Ripley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. New Albany will square off against South Pontotoc at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. New Albany is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.5 points per game this season.
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