The Haywood Tomcats will take on the South Gibson Hornets in a tournament on Saturday. One thing working in Haywood's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups.
Haywood is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest loss since January 17th on Tuesday. They fell just short of Fayette Ware by a score of 62-59. The defeat continues a trend for the Tomcats in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost four in a row.
Haywood might have lost, but man, Jaybyon Snipe was a machine: he almost dropped a double-double with 23 points and nine boards. That was a full 39% of Haywood's points, marking the third time in a row Snipe has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ja'Malachi Bond, who went 5-for-7 on his way to 11 points.
Meanwhile, South Gibson earned a 66-55 win over Obion County on Thursday.
South Gibson is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points over those games. Haywood's loss dropped their record down to 15-13.
Everything came up roses for Haywood against South Gibson when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 69-34 victory. Does Haywood have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Gibson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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