Lake Cormorant won the last time they faced the South Panola Tigers, and things went their way on Friday too. Lake Cormorant took down South Panola 60-45. Given Lake Cormorant's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while South Panola is ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Demartric Houston, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Cameron Griffin was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, South Panola smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. This was only their 12th loss (out of 14 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Lake Cormorant has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for South Panola, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Grenada the next time they take the court. Lake Cormorant will head out to face Grenada at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, while South Panola will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
