The Byhalia Indians will head out on the road to face off against the South Pontotoc Cougars at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Byhalia has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while South Pontotoc will come in with three straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-43, which was the final score in Byhalia's tilt against Senatobia on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Warriors are ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, South Pontotoc's game on Thursday was all tied up 13-13 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Okolona by a score of 39-30.
Byhalia's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for South Pontotoc, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-10.
Byhalia barely slipped by South Pontotoc when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 52-51. The rematch might be a little tougher for Byhalia 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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