The Pelahatchie Chiefs and the North Pike Jaguars will round out the year against one another at at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Pelahatchie will be strutting in after a victory while North Pike will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Pelahatchie strolled past Crystal Springs with points to spare, taking the game 54-37. Given the Chiefs' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Tigers are ranked 190th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Pike has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost to Natchez on the road by a 52-35 margin on Friday. The matchup marked the Jaguars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Pelahatchie's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for North Pike, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.
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