The Northeast Lauderdale Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Kemper County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kemper County took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Northeast Lauderdale, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Northeast Lauderdale beat South Jones 56-49. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Braves are ranked 200th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/13/24 vs South Jones | 16 |
| 12/12/24 vs Morton | 13 |
| 12/10/24 vs Neshoba Central | 11 |
| 12/06/24 vs Lake | 9 |
| 12/03/24 @ Newton | 11 |
Northeast Lauderdale can attribute much of their success to Kelsie Ephrim, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 16 rebounds. Ephrim is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakayla Grace, who posted seven points and five steals.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Kemper County took on Newton on Tuesday. Kemper County fell just short of Newton by a score of 50-48. The Wildcats have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Northeast Lauderdale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Kemper County, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
Northeast Lauderdale barely slipped by Kemper County when the teams last played back in January, winning 40-39. Will Northeast Lauderdale repeat their success, or does Kemper County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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