The Hattiesburg Tigers waltzed into Saturday's matchup with three straight wins but they left with four. They enjoyed a cozy 54-40 victory over D'Iberville. Given Hattiesburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while D'Iberville is ranked 108th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Logan Burns continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 18 points along with 6 rebounds. The matchup was his tenth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tristen Keys, who scored 11 points.
Hattiesburg pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for D'Iberville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-7.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hattiesburg will take on Forest Hill at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Forest Hill is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak. As for D'Iberville, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Ocean Springs at 7:30 p.m. Ocean Springs knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six games -- so hopefully D'Iberville likes a good challenge.
