The Hancock Hawks will face off against the Hattiesburg Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hancock will be strutting in after a win while Hattiesburg will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, Hancock strolled past Picayune with points to spare, taking the game 44-29. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Maroon Tide are ranked 126th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hattiesburg was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 33-32 to Terry. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost seven in a row.
Hancock has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a massive bump to their 20-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points over those games. As for Hattiesburg, they now have a losing record of 13-14.
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