North Pike hasn't had much luck against Natchez recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The North Pike Jaguars will head out to take on the Natchez Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when North Pike duked it out withBogue Chitto on Monday. North Pike fell to Bogue Chitto 52-48.
Meanwhile, Natchez came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 71-21 win over the Wildcats. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Wildcats are ranked 276th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Natchez has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for North Pike, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
North Pike came up short against Natchez in their previous matchup back in January, falling 38-31. Can North Pike avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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