The Bay Springs Bulldogs will challenge the Newton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Bay Springs sitting on five straight victories and Newton on four.
Last Tuesday, Bay Springs took their contest with ease, bagging a 62-26 win over Scott Central. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Rebels are ranked 169th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Newton beat Lake 54-42 on Thursday.
Bay Springs pushed their record up to 22-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points over those games. As for Newton, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
Bay Springs won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in January, slipping by Newton 40-39. Does Bay Springs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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