South Pike is 10-0 against Amite County since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The South Pike Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Amite County Trojans at 6:00 p.m.
South Pike is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Natchez on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. South Pike came up short against Natchez, falling 44-22. The Eagles have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Amite County on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Salem with a sharp 46-24 victory. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Trojans had established a 21 point advantage.
The win got Amite County back to even at 1-1. As for South Pike, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
South Pike strolled past Amite County when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 20-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Pike since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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