North Pontotoc hasn't had much luck against New Albany recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The North Pontotoc Vikings will face off against the New Albany Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, North Pontotoc finally turned things around against Hamilton on Saturday. They took down the Lions 62-47.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for New Albany, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Ingomar on Thursday, sneaking past 57-55.
Amari Hubbard had a dynamite game for New Albany, going 6 for 10 en route to 16 points plus three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Issac Gilbert, who posted seven points plus eight rebounds and three steals.
New Albany is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for North Pontotoc, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-9.
North Pontotoc came up short against New Albany in their previous meeting back in January, falling 60-51. Can North Pontotoc avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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