Tupelo Christian Prep hasn't had much luck against Pine Grove recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Tupelo Christian Prep Eagles will be home for the holidays to greet the Pine Grove Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Tupelo Christian Prep is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Tremont 49-14. Tupelo Christian Prep was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-7.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Pine Grove's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 57-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Thrasher. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Rebels are ranked 37th).
Tupelo Christian Prep's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Pine Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Tupelo Christian Prep suffered a grim 59-38 defeat to Pine Grove in their previous meeting back in February of 2020. Thankfully for Tupelo Christian Prep, Loren Elliott (who went 9 of 16 on her way to 24 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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