A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Greene County Wildcats duke it out with the Bay Tigers at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Greene County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Greene County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past George County with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 72-58.
| 01/31/25 @ George County | 17 |
| 12/12/24 vs Northeast Jones | 10 |
| 01/07/25 @ Poplarville | 10 |
| 11/14/24 @ Stone | 10 |
| 01/14/25 vs Moss Point | 9 |
Greene County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Javon Watts led the charge by going 6 for 10 en route to 17 points along with six boards and four steals. Those 17 points gave Watts a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jase Matthews, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Greene County was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bay had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They secured a 33-29 W over the Hornets.
Greene County has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points per game. As for Bay, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-15.
Greene County was able to grind out a solid victory over Bay when the teams last played back in January, winning 29-20. Does Greene County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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