South Panola hasn't had much luck against Olive Branch recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Panola Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Olive Branch Conquistadors at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, South Panola came up short against Saltillo and fell 68-56. While losing is never fun, South Panola can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 170th, while Saltillo is ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Olive Branch came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Chargers with a sharp 83-57 win.
Olive Branch is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.9 points per game. As for South Panola, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-14.
South Panola suffered a grim 87-62 defeat to Olive Branch in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can South Panola avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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