The Biloxi Indians will take on the Pearl Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Biloxi is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Northwest Rankin by a score of 73-64.
Kentrell Beasley
| 02/17/25 vs Northwest Rankin | 10 |
| 02/07/25 @ Gulfport | 3 |
| 02/04/25 vs Ocean Springs | 5 |
| 01/29/25 @ Ocean Springs | 2 |
| 01/24/25 vs Gulfport | 3 |
| + 16 more games |
Biloxi can attribute much of their success to Jakylen Edwards, who went 8-for-13 to rack up 17 points and seven rebounds, and Kentrell Beasley, who almost dropped a triple-double with 12 points, nine boards, and ten assists. That's the most assists Beasley has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Alan Ayala, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten boards.
Meanwhile, Pearl entered their tilt with St. Martin on Saturday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Yellow Jackets 60-28. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Pearl's victory bumped their record up to 23-7. As for Biloxi, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Biloxi against Pearl in their previous matchup back in January of 2019, as the team secured a 64-28 win. In that game, Biloxi amassed a halftime lead of 49-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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