East Central lost against Gautier back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The East Central Hornets took a 68-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gautier Gators. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Gators are ranked 129th).
When it comes to explaining why East Central lost, don't look at Aj Hopkins. Despite the final result, he went 10 of 19 on his way to 28 points and six rebounds. That was a full 50% of East Central's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Bonfiglio, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 11 points and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for East Central and nudges their season record down to 3-12. As for Gautier, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-9.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Wayne County the next time they take the court. Gautier will host Wayne County at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, while East Central will host them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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