Meridian suffered their biggest defeat since November 5, 2024 on Thursday. They were beaten by the Brandon Bulldogs 53-24. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Wildcats' biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.
Braylon Barnes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Brandon, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Joshua Purry, who posted eight points and seven boards.
Meridian's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Brandon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Coming up, Meridian will head out on the road to take on Gulfport at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. Gulfport will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Meridian surely won't give up without a fight. As for Brandon, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-54 defeat against Pearl on the 7th.
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