New Albany and Pontotoc are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2019, but not for long. The New Albany Bulldogs will welcome the Pontotoc Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. New Albany knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Pontotoc likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, it was close, but New Albany sidestepped Senatobia for a 66-64 victory.
| 12/13/24 vs Senatobia | 14 |
| 12/07/23 vs Ingomar | 13 |
| 11/17/23 @ Pontotoc | 12 |
| 02/16/24 vs Kosciusko | 12 |
| 12/02/24 @ Ripley | 12 |
It was another big night for Issac Gilbert, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Amari Hubbard, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points.
New Albany smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Pontotoc had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Eagles 60-57.
Pontotoc pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for New Albany, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
New Albany strolled past Pontotoc when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 84-69. Does New Albany have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pontotoc turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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