The Forest Hill Patriots will head out to square off against the Canton Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Forest Hill is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Forest Hill came up short against Holmes County Central and fell 56-48. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Jaguars are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Canton earned a 68-58 win over South Jones on Saturday.
Canton is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. As for Forest Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Forest Hill came up short against Canton in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 53-47. Can Forest Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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