There's no place like home for Tupelo, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with a 53-46 victory over the Stratford Bulldogs on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Tigers also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Despite the defeat, Stratford saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Oliver Smithwick dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Smithwick a new career-high in offensive rebounds (five). Another player making a difference was Carson Owens, who earned nine points plus three steals.
Tupelo pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Tupelo will face off against Calvin at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. Calvin will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Tupelo surely won't give up without a fight. Stratford has already played their next contest, a 62-26 win against Roff on the 6th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
