Southaven hasn't had much luck against Hernando recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Southaven Chargers will be playing at home against the Hernando Tigers at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Southaven had to suffer through a 61-27 loss at the hands of Oxford. The contest marked Southaven's lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Hernando had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They snuck past the Eagles with a 58-53 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Eagles are ranked 151st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hernando's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Southaven, their loss dropped their record down to 15-6.
Southaven came up short against Hernando in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 55-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hernando's Fran Kelly, who went 7 of 14 en route to 21 points and five assists. Now that Southaven knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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