The New Hope Trojans will venture away from home to challenge the Clarksdale Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. New Hope will be strutting in after a win while Clarksdale will be coming in after a defeat.
New Hope will bounce into Friday's match after beating Holmes County Central, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. New Hope secured a 54-48 W over Holmes County Central on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Meanwhile, Clarksdale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. Their2024 ended with a 54-38 defeat against Jim Hill. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly 16 points.
New Hope has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Clarksdale, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
New Hope didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Clarksdale in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 52-47 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Hope since the team 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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