Pearl River Central hasn't had much luck against Hattiesburg recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Pearl River Central Blue Devils will square off against the Hattiesburg Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Pearl River Central is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Thursday. They fell 36-26 to St. Patrick. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 58th).
Jim Hill typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Hattiesburg proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Tigers 52-49. Winning may never get old, but Hattiesburg sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Pearl River Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Hattiesburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Pearl River Central might still be hurting after the 51-29 defeat they got from Hattiesburg in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Can Pearl River Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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