The Starkville Academy Volunteers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Eupora Eagles at 9:30 a.m. on December 28th. Eupora took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Starkville Academy, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Starkville Academy sidestepped Lamar for a 45-42 win.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Eupora, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-37 loss to Bruce on Tuesday. Eupora has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Starkville Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Eupora, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Starkville Academy couldn't quite finish off Eupora in their previous matchup back in January of 2017 and fell 63-60. Thankfully for Starkville Academy, Jabrieya Morton (who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 13 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
