Bruce is on a six-game streak of home losses, Water Valley a five-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Bruce Trojans will welcome the Water Valley Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. Bruce is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
Bruce came up short against Palmer on Friday, falling 89-67. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Dragons are ranked 143rd).
| 12/17/24 vs Eupora | 18 |
| 01/17/25 vs Palmer | 20 |
| 12/02/23 @ Potts Camp | 18 |
| 12/16/24 vs Vardaman | 15 |
| 12/12/23 vs South Pontotoc | 15 |
Despite the loss, Bruce got top-tier performance from Kobe Hooper, who went 8 for 15 en route to 20 points and seven steals. Those 20 points gave Hooper a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Markeevis Gladney, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Water Valley didn't have too much trouble with Vardaman on Saturday as they won 49-34.
Water Valley's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Bruce, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Everything came up roses for Bruce against Water Valley when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 71-24 win. In that game, Bruce amassed a halftime lead of 38-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
