Simmons lost against Shaw back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Simmons Blue Devils took a 52-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Shaw Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Warriors are ranked 124th).
Shaw had a senior duo take command as Janerrick Isler dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten assists and Demetrick Price Jr dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Price Jr has scored at least a third of Shaw's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Dotson, who posted six points and seven boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Simmons and nudges their season record down to 2-14. As for Shaw, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-8.
Simmons didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 83-75 win against North Side on the 18th. Shaw has also already played their next contest, a 55-42 victory against West Tallahatchie on the 21st.
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