The Meridian Wildcats and the Clinton Arrows will round out the year against one another at at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Meridian ended up a good deal behind Columbus and lost 56-42. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Falcons are ranked first).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Clinton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They snuck past Pearl with a 64-60 win on Friday.
Clinton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Meridian, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Meridian didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Clinton in their previous matchup back in March, but they still walked away with a 54-50 victory. Does Meridian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clinton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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