Humphreys County is 2-8 against Simmons since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Humphreys County Cowboys will square off against the Simmons Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m.
Humphreys County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Kosciusko on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Humphreys County took a blow against Kosciusko, falling 69-37. The Cowboys have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Simmons' strategy against Mantachie on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Simmons blew Mantachie out of the water with a 55-19 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Blue Devils had established a 35 point advantage.
Simmons' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Akiah Prince, who almost dropped a triple-double on 15 points, ten rebounds, and nine steals, and Moesha Hoskins, who went 9 for 13 en route to 21 points plus three steals. The dominant performance also gave Hoskins a new career-high in threes (three). Vontasia Rush was another key player, scoring eight points along with three steals.
The win (which was Simmons' third in a row) raised their record to 3-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Humphreys County, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Humphreys County was dealt a bruising 58-26 loss at the hands of Simmons in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Humphreys County was down 35-8.
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