Harrison Central is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Biloxi is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Harrison Central Red Rebels will take on the Biloxi Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few points on average, (Harrison Central: 30, Biloxi: 22.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Harrison Central has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 32 points or more this season. They claimed a resounding 68-35 victory over Pascagoula on the road. Given Harrison Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while Pascagoula is ranked 128th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Biloxi didn't have too much trouble with D'Iberville at home on Friday as they won 38-23. That's two games straight that Biloxi has won by exactly 15 points.
Biloxi found their leader in underclassman Zaniya Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 10 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Johnson has scored at least 25% of Biloxi's points. Amari Merideth was another key contributor, scoring 9 points.
Harrison Central's win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Biloxi, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Harrison Central came up short against Biloxi in their previous meeting back in February, falling 39-29. Thankfully for Harrison Central, Shaneal Corpuz (who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
