The Northeast Lauderdale Trojans and the Kemper County Wildcats will round out the year against one another at at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Northeast Lauderdale will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Northeast Lauderdale saw some tournament action on Saturday. They came out on top against Forest Hill by a score of 53-46. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Patriots are ranked 173rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Kemper County was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 52-51 to Northeast Lauderdale. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost three in a row.
Northeast Lauderdale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Kemper County, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
Northeast Lauderdale barely slipped by Kemper County in their previous meeting on Thursday, winning 52-51. Does Northeast Lauderdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kemper County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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