The Myrtle Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the Hickory Flat Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hickory Flat took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Myrtle, who comes in off a win.
Myrtle is coming into the contest on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They managed a 61-57 victory over Jumpertown on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 58 points the game before, Hickory Flat was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They were outmatched by West Union and fell 95-25. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Eagles are ranked 59th).
Myrtle's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-14. As for Hickory Flat, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-20.
Myrtle didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Hickory Flat in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 74-70 victory. Will Myrtle repeat their success, or does Hickory Flat have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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