The Water Valley Blue Devils will head out to take on the Bruce Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bruce took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Water Valley, who comes in off a win.
On Saturday, Water Valley didn't have too much trouble with Vardaman as they won 49-34.
Meanwhile, Bruce was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Palmer, falling 89-67. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Dragons are ranked 143rd).
Water Valley will have to contain Kobe Hooper as he made an impact in Bruce's last game. He went 8 for 15 en route to 20 points and seven steals. The dominant performance gave Hooper a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Markeevis Gladney, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards.
Water Valley pushed their record up to 7-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Bruce, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Water Valley was taken down by Bruce 71-24 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Water Valley was down 38-7.
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