Florence was the 61-51 winner over Morton when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Florence Eagles took a 76-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Morton Panthers on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (55), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Florence's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Morton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Florence and Morton could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings. Florence (ranked 89th) will meet South Jones (ranked 19th) at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Similarly, Morton will take on Leake Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday down 75 places (95 vs. 20).
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