The Forest Bearcats will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Lanier Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Forest is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Forest faced off against Morton last Thursday. Forest might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Morton an easy 52-30 win. The contest marked the Bearcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lanier strolled past Clarksdale with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 70-54. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Wildcats are ranked 115th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lanier has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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