The Forrest County Agricultural Aggies are taking a road trip to square off against the Lawrence County Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Forrest County Agricultural is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Columbia just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 49-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Lawrence County humbled Purvis with a 68-18 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 203rd), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lawrence County's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Forrest County Agricultural, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6.
Forrest County Agricultural ended up a good deal behind Lawrence County when the teams last played on January 9th, losing 64-45. Can Forrest County Agricultural avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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