Kirby will head out on the road to square off against Munford at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Kirby has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Munford will arrive with three straight wins.
On Wednesday, Kirby was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 38-37 to Cordova.
The home team had come away the winner the last six times Munford and Ripley had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Cougars simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat the Tigers 59-28. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Tigers are ranked 254th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Munford's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Kirby, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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