The New Brockton Gamecocks will take on the Opp Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
New Brockton is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Pike County just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost to the Bulldogs on the road by a 47-31 margin. The contest marked the Gamecocks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Opp took on Straughn on Friday. Opp took a 40-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Straughn. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
New Brockton will have to contain DJ Hines as he made an impact in Opp's last game. He went 5 of 8 en route to 11 points and eight rebounds. Hines has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last ten times he's played. Jeshurun Crittenden was another key player, putting up six points and four steals.
New Brockton's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-11. As for Opp, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 9-11.
New Brockton strolled past Opp in their previous meeting last Monday by a score of 67-52. Will New Brockton repeat their success, or does Opp have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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