The Simmons Blue Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Shaw Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Simmons is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Simmons is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Leflore County on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Blue Devils took a blow against the Tigers, falling 55-21. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Tigers are ranked 36th).
Meanwhile, Shaw came up short against Riverside on Tuesday and fell 50-40.
Simmons' defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Shaw, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Simmons couldn't quite get it done against Shaw when the teams last played two weeks ago as they fell 61-49. Can the Blue Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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