A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Lawrence County Cougars face off against the McComb Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... McComb took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lawrence County, who comes in off a win.
Lawrence County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 79-44 win over Hazlehurst. While the Cougars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, McComb was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a blow against Vicksburg, falling 78-38. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Gators are ranked 73rd).
Lawrence County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for McComb, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Lawrence County came up short against McComb in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 61-51. Can Lawrence County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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