Southern Choctaw is 2-8 against Choctaw County since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The two teams will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 26th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southern Choctaw entered their tilt with Marengo with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Southern Choctaw managed a 33-28 victory over Marengo on Tuesday.
Marcionna Young continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 15 points along with three steals. Young is absolutely dominating the point category: she's posted at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Keri Mcgee, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Choctaw County's strategy against Millry on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Choctaw County blew Millry out of the water with a 44-4 final score. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Choctaw County has managed all season.
Choctaw County relied on the efforts of Kamya Straight, who scored 11 points along with six steals, and India Graham, who scored 16 points along with two steals. Straight hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Thomas, who scored four points.
Southern Choctaw's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Choctaw County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-9 record this season.
Friday's matchup is shaping up to be a scrappy game: Southern Choctaw haven't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 1 turnovers per game. It's a different story for Choctaw County, though, as they've been averaging 24.5 turnovers per game. Given Southern Choctaw's sizeable advantage in that area, Choctaw County will need to find a way to close that gap.
Southern Choctaw strolled past Choctaw County in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 67-52. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Graham, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Southern Choctaw still be able to contain him? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
