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| 12/09/24 - Home | 71-36 W |
| 02/08/24 - Away | 84-65 W |
| 02/01/24 - Home | 93-58 W |
| 12/18/23 - Away | 88-61 W |
Olive Branch has gone 4-0 against Grenada recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Olive Branch Conquistadors will head out to square off against the Grenada Chargers at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Olive Branch has four straight victories, Grenada has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Olive Branch is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Saltillo with a sharp 93-71 win on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Grenada was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 46-42 to Coahoma County. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Red Panthers are ranked 37th).
Olive Branch will have to keep a close watch on Zayion Cotton and Garan Edwards, a pair of players who had a big impact on Grenada's prior game. Cotton posted seven points, while Edwards had seven points and 13 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Grenada smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Olive Branch has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.9 points per game. As for Grenada, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Everything came up roses for Olive Branch against Grenada in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 71-36 victory. In that contest, Olive Branch amassed a halftime lead of 47-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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