Moss Point lost against Hattiesburg back in December of 2016 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Moss Point Tigers lost 59-35 to the Hattiesburg Tigers. While losing is never fun, Moss Point can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while Hattiesburg is ranked 44th).
Moss Point lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jujuan Nettles, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds. That was a full 40% of Moss Point's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Moss Point's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Hattiesburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Moss Point wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 53-42 defeat against Richton on the 28th. As for Hattiesburg, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 49-43 loss against Brandon on the 28th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
