A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Tigers take on the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Edwards has six straight victories, North Panola has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Edwards beat Yazoo County 44-37. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Panthers are ranked 134th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, North Panola lost to Independence on the road by a 66-51 margin on Friday.
Edwards pushed their record up to 23-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points over those games. As for North Panola, their loss dropped their record down to 6-18.
Edwards didn't have too much breathing room in their match against North Panola in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 68-64 victory. Does Edwards have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Panola turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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