The Tupelo Christian Prep Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Mantachie Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tupelo Christian Prep has given up an average of 53.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Tupelo Christian Prep easily dispatched Blue Mountain on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Eagles fell just short of Baldwyn by a score of 57-54 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Bearcats are ranked 26th).
Meanwhile, Mantachie had to suffer through a 73-35 loss at the hands of Ripley. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tupelo Christian Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Mantachie, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Tupelo Christian Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Mantachie in their previous meeting back in November, winning 70-61. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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