The Mooreville Troopers will venture away from home to square off against the Shannon Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mooreville is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Mooreville is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since November 22, 2024 on Friday. They blew past Corinth 49-28. Given the Troopers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Warriors are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Shannon entered their matchup against Okolona back in December of 2024 without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Shannon took a 60-43 bruising from Okolona. The Red Raiders were down 47-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Mooreville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.6 points per game. As for Shannon, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-7.
Mooreville was able to grind out a solid victory over Shannon in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 61-54. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mooreville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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