Brookhaven has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while South Jones has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Brookhaven Panthers will be home for the holidays to greet the South Jones Braves at 7:00 p.m. Brookhaven is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Brookhaven lost to South Pike on the road by a 47-29 margin. The match marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Brookhaven's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jamarion Cooper, who posted 12 points, and Nicholas Gamble, who put up six points.
Meanwhile, South Jones was able to grind out a solid win over Bay Springs on Tuesday, taking the game 59-49. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 81st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Jones' victory bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Brookhaven, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
Brookhaven came up short against South Jones in their previous meeting back in February, falling 59-53. Will Brookhaven have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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