Forrest County Agricultural and Sumrall are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Forrest County Agricultural Aggies will welcome the Sumrall Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Forrest County Agricultural is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Forrest County Agricultural will bounce into Friday's match after beating Purvis, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Forrest County Agricultural came out on top against Purvis by a score of 40-33 on Tuesday. Given the Aggies' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sumrall was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 52-48 to Pearl River Central.
Forrest County Agricultural will have to keep a close watch on Ella Robertson and Kynlee Speed, a pair of players who had a big impact on Sumrall's prior game. Robertson went 8 for 19 on her way to 25 points, while Speed posted 14 points. Robertson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Sumrall has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-11 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.6 points per game. As for Forrest County Agricultural, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Forrest County Agricultural was able to grind out a solid victory over Sumrall in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 68-57. Does Forrest County Agricultural have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sumrall turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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