Gentry is 0-4 against Canton since January of 2024 but things could change on Friday. The Gentry Rams will welcome the Canton Tigers at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Gentry was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 40-35 to Cleveland Central. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Wolves are ranked 50th).
| 11/09/24 @ Clarksdale | 22 |
| 01/14/25 @ Cleveland Central | 21 |
| 11/08/24 @ Edwards | 21 |
| 12/03/24 @ Amanda Elzy | 17 |
| 11/29/24 vs Horn Lake | 16 |
Gentry might have lost, but man, Zion Brown was a machine: she dropped a double-double on 21 points and 15 boards. That's the most points Brown has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Aniya Williams, who posted two points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Canton entered their tilt with Holmes County Central on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 46-34 win over the Jaguars. The Tigers pushed the score to 38-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Jaguars cut but never quite recovered from.
Gentry better keep an eye on Shamira Morton. She was instrumental in Canton's win, dropping a double-double on 25 points and ten boards. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Morton has scored at least a third of Canton's points. Another player making a difference was Amya Hunter, who had four points in addition to five rebounds and three blocks.
Gentry's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Canton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Gentry was taken down by Canton 55-20 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Morton, who went 9 of 13 on her way to 21 points along with eight boards and five blocks. Now that Gentry knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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