Simmons and South Delta are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Simmons Blue Devils will head out to square off against the South Delta Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Simmons has struggled recently with 13 losses in a row, while South Delta will arrive with three straight wins.
On Monday, Simmons ended up a good deal behind Shaw and lost 79-60.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Delta). They secured a 67-62 W over West Tallahatchie two weeks ago. The score was all tied up 34-34 at the break, but the Bulldogs were the better team in the second half.
South Delta's win came from a few key players Simmons will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Amarion Sanders, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 21 points and eight assists. The matchup was his third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Stamps, who went 7 of 8 on his way to 17 points along with seven assists and seven boards.
South Delta was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
South Delta pushed their record up to 5-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Simmons, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Things could have been worse for Simmons, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 73-57 loss to South Delta in their previous meeting back in February. Can Simmons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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