After both having extra time off, the Baker Hornets and the Ocean Springs Greyhounds will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on December 28th. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Baker took a serious blow against Blount, falling 65-31. While losing is never fun, Baker can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while Blount is ranked 130th).
Meanwhile, Ocean Springs' recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Friday after their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 56-21 loss at the hands of Biloxi.
This is the second loss in a row for Baker and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Ocean Springs, their defeat was their seventh straight at home, which bumped their record down to 2-9.
