Bruce hasn't had much luck against North Pontotoc recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Bruce Trojans will be home for the holidays to greet the North Pontotoc Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Bruce will be strutting in after a victory while North Pontotoc will be coming in after a defeat.
Bruce is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Eupora: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bruce blew Eupora out of the water with a 52-12 final score. The team accrued 40 points in the first half and coasted on those for the win.
Bruce's success was spearheaded by the efforts of A'Toria Knox, who went 9 of 13 on her way to 24 points along with six boards and three steals, and Laken Corbit, who went 6 of 13 en route to 15 points along with seven assists and five steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Knox has scored at least a third of Bruce's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ca'Laiah Shackelford, who posted four points in addition to five boards and three blocks.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Bruce was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, North Pontotoc came up short against South Pontotoc on Friday, falling 51-31. The Vikings have struggled against the Cougars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Bruce is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.5 points per game. As for North Pontotoc, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Bruce didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against North Pontotoc in their previous matchup back in February, but they still walked away with a 52-46 victory. Does Bruce have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Pontotoc turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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