The Southaven Chargers will face off against the Horn Lake Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southaven is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season.
Southaven is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Lake Cormorant just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Lake Cormorant by a score of 54-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Chargers have suffered since January 12, 2024.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Cael Jones, who posted 16 points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Jayven Welch, who had ten points.
Meanwhile, Horn Lake came tearing into Tuesday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 70-66 victory over the Chargers. 70 seems to be a good number for the Eagles as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Horn Lake is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points per game. As for Southaven, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Southaven skirted past Horn Lake 52-50 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Does Southaven have another victory up their sleeve, or will Horn Lake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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