The Florence Eagles will challenge the Brookhaven Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Florence will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Florence escaped with a win against North Pike by the margin of a single free throw, 46-45.
Meanwhile, Brookhaven ended up a good deal behind Natchez on Tuesday and lost 49-30. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 48th).
Brookhaven has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-13 record this season. As for Florence, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Florence strolled past Brookhaven in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 46-32. Will Florence repeat their success, or does Brookhaven have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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