The Nanih Waiya Warriors waltzed into their match on Tuesday with five straight wins but they left with six. They snuck past Velma Jackson with a 42-38 victory. That's another feather in the cap for Nanih Waiya, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Nanih Waiya's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nyshea Hoskin led the charge by scoring 24 points. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which Hoskin has scored at least a third of Nanih Waiya's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexzandria Eiland, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Nanih Waiya pushed their record up to 17-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Velma Jackson, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Nanih Waiya will take on French Camp Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. French Camp Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings (they are ranked 296th, while Nanih Waiya is ranked 88th). As for Velma Jackson, Velma Jackson and McAdams will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 26th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. McAdams has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
