The Horn Lake Eagles will take on the Byhalia Indians in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Horn Lake will be strutting in after a victory while Byhalia will be coming in after a defeat.
Horn Lake will head into Monday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 42) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 67-65 win over Fairley. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 21st in Mississippi, while the Bulldogs are ranked 86th in Tennessee), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Byhalia suffered their biggest loss since November 14th on Tuesday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting New Albany an easy 71-45 victory. The Indians have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Horn Lake has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for Byhalia, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Horn Lake beat Byhalia 61-50 in their previous meeting back in January of 2017. The rematch might be a little tougher for Horn Lake since the squad 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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