The North Panola Cougars will challenge the Coahoma County Red Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
North Panola came up short against Horn Lake on Saturday, falling 86-60. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Eagles are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Coahoma County came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Hawks with points to spare, taking the game 66-47.
North Panola better keep an eye on Caleb Hearns. He was instrumental in Coahoma County's win, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. Hearns is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last 17 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caron Pollard, who posted 15 points and five rebounds.
Coahoma County is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.6 points per game. As for North Panola, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-12.
North Panola was taken down by Coahoma County 68-28 in their previous matchup on January 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hearns, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. Now that North Panola knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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