The Newton Tigers will square off against the Bay Springs Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Newton comes in on three and Bay Springs on eight.
On Tuesday, Newton didn't have too much trouble with Lake as they won 54-38.
Meanwhile, Bay Springs beat Clarkdale 67-57 on Tuesday. Given Bay Springs' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while Clarkdale is ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bay Springs has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for Newton, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Newton came up short against Bay Springs in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 40-33. Can Newton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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