The Okolona Chieftains will head out to challenge the Noxubee County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Okolona knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Noxubee County likes a good challenge.
Okolona is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Vardaman 93-65. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Noxubee County took a blow against Kosciusko on Wednesday, falling 80-37. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Whippets are ranked 42nd).
Okolona's win bumped their record up to 9-12-1. As for Noxubee County, they now have a losing record at 5-6-1.
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