The Richton Rebels and the Moss Point Tigers will round out the year against one another at at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Richton will be strutting in after a victory while Moss Point will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Richton was able to grind out a solid win over Jefferson Davis County, taking the game 51-40. That's two games straight that the Rebels have won by exactly 11 points.
Meanwhile, Moss Point lost 59-35 to Hattiesburg on Friday. While losing is never fun, Moss Point can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while Hattiesburg is ranked 39th).
Richton is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.6 points per game. As for Moss Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
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