Senatobia and New Albany are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Senatobia Warriors will be home for the holidays to greet the New Albany Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Senatobia comes in on seven and New Albany on four.
Senatobia scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Strayhorn 67-26 at home. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Senatobia has managed all season.
New Albany has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season. They claimed a resounding 77-48 win over North Pontotoc on the road. With New Albany ahead 37-10 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Dee Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 26 points and 1 assists. The contest was his seventh in a row with at least ten points. Emanuel Tucker was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Senatobia's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for New Albany, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Senatobia suffered a grim 84-60 defeat to New Albany when the teams last played back in January of 2019. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Senatobia was down 47-23.
