It was a Battle of the Birds when Myrtle took on West Union on Wednesday. The Myrtle Hawks fell 53-43 to the West Union Eagles. The Hawks have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Myrtle's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for West Union, with the win, they broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-13.
Myrtle and West Union could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings. Myrtle (ranked 220th) will meet Thrasher (ranked 61st) at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, West Union will challenge Ingomar at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday down 187 places (200 vs. 13).
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