Hernando and Tupelo squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Hernando had to settle for second. They were dealt an 83-40 defeat at the hands of the Tupelo Golden Wave. The Tigers lost against the Golden Wave in their previous head to head back in December of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 50-28 score last time.
Despite the loss, Hernando saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jaliyah Kelly went 5-for-11 en route to 19 points and six boards. That was a full 47.5% of Hernando's points, marking the third time in a row Kelly has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Fran Kelly, who scored ten points.
Hernando's defeat dropped their record down to 22-7. As for Tupelo, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Hernando nor Tupelo have any future games scheduled.
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