Having just played yesterday, the Moss Point Tigers will jump right back in to play the Richton Rebels at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Moss Point saw some tournament action on Friday. They lost 59-35 to Hattiesburg. Moss Point has struggled against Hattiesburg recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Richton beat Jefferson Davis County 51-40 on Thursday. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Jaguars are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richton is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.6 points per game. As for Moss Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
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