The Simmons Blue Devils will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the O'Bannon Greenwaves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Simmons focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 11 on Saturday.
Simmons is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They received a blow as they fell 58-42 to Leflore County.
Simmons might have lost, but man, Carl Lucas Jr. was a machine: he shot 5-for-5 from beyond the arc and almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Lucas Jr. a new career-high in threes (five). Another player making a difference was Jordan Wilson, who scored seven points plus eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, O'Bannon lost to West Bolivar on the road by a 50-34 margin on Wednesday.
Simmons didn't have too much breathing room in their game against O'Bannon in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 55-51 victory. Does Simmons have another victory up their sleeve, or will O'Bannon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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