South Pontotoc lost to Hernando back in November of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Tuesday. The South Pontotoc Cougars secured a 57-53 W over the Hernando Tigers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Despite the loss, Hernando still got an impressive performance from Fran Kelly, who went 12 for 23 en route to 31 points plus six rebounds. That was a full 58.5% of Hernando's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Jaliyah Kelly was another key player, earning nine points along with six rebounds and two steals.
South Pontotoc is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Hernando, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
South Pontotoc will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against East Webster at 6:00 p.m. on December 6th. Hernando has already played their next matchup (against South Pontotoc), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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