The Pascagoula Panthers will head out to square off against the Pearl River Central Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Tuesday, Pascagoula came up short against Picayune and fell 41-33.
Meanwhile, Pearl River Central ended up a good deal behind Hancock on Tuesday and lost 40-21. 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 183rd, while the Hawks are ranked 47th).
Pascagoula has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-19 record this season. As for Pearl River Central, they now have a losing record of 11-12.
Pascagoula and Pearl River Central were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January, but Pascagoula came up empty-handed after a 33-32 loss. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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