The Bay Springs Bulldogs will take on the Laurel Golden Tornadoes at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bay Springs comes in on ten and Laurel on eight.
Last Saturday, Bay Springs humbled West Jones with a 65-35 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 160th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Laurel earned a 75-68 victory over Newton on Saturday.
Laurel is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Bay Springs, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Bay Springs skirted past Laurel 54-51 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bay Springs since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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