Having just played yesterday, the Northeast Lauderdale Trojans will get right back to it and host the South Jones Braves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Northeast Lauderdale's defense has only allowed 29 points per game this season, so South Jones' offense will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Northeast Lauderdale narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Morton 36-33.
Meanwhile, South Jones was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Bay Springs by a score of 58-56. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 43rd).
Northeast Lauderdale is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for South Jones, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Northeast Lauderdale was able to grind out a solid victory over South Jones when the teams last played back in December of 2023, winning 55-45. Does Northeast Lauderdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Jones turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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