The Shaw Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Simmons Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Shaw is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Last Wednesday, Shaw beat Leland 49-37. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Cubs are ranked 281st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Simmons was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 66-61 to West Tallahatchie. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (60), the Blue Devils still had to take the loss.
Shaw is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.9 points per game. As for Simmons, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Shaw strolled past Simmons in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 79-60. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Simmons' Prentavis Madison, who went 11 of 24 on his way to 33 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Shaw still be able to contain Madison? There's only one way to find out.
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