The St. Martin Yellow Jackets lost against the Ocean Springs Greyhounds back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. St. Martin fell 45-33 to Ocean Springs. While losing is never fun, St. Martin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while Ocean Springs is ranked 37th).
St. Martin's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ty'Lah Whitlock, who scored four points along with 12 rebounds and three steals. Tony Mora was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
St. Martin struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
St. Martin's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Ocean Springs, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-4.
St. Martin will head out on the road to face off against Biloxi at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Ocean Springs, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gulfport at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gulfport is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
