The Florence Eagles will square off against the North Pike Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Florence is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Tuesday, Florence beat Brookhaven 39-29. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Panthers are ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, North Pike came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Bulldogs 33-31.
North Pike found their leader in sophomore Kadence Jordan, who went 6 of 12 en route to 15 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of De'Asia Hudson, who posted eight points in addition to five boards and three steals.
North Pike has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Florence, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Florence won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting last Tuesday, slipping by North Pike 46-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Florence since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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