The Florence Eagles and the Pearl Pirates will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Pearl took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Florence, who comes in off a win.
Florence proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 24) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Mendenhall 57-55. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Pearl suffered their closest loss since November 18th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Oak Grove by a score of 45-43.
Florence's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Pearl, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-7.
Florence couldn't quite get it done against Pearl when the teams last played back in November of 2024 as they fell 59-52. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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