The South Pontotoc Cougars won the last time they faced the Bruce Trojans, and things went their way on Tuesday too. South Pontotoc walked away with a 37-29 win over Bruce. Given South Pontotoc's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Bruce is ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Bruce saw an underclassman step up: Laken Corbitt scored 12 points along with six rebounds. Corbitt scored a full 41.4% of Bruce's points, the 11th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Bruce struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
South Pontotoc's win bumped their record up to 9-3. As for Bruce, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Pontotoc will be home for the holidays to greet North Pontotoc at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Bruce will take on Water Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
