The Tupelo Christian Prep Eagles and the Leslie County Eagles will round out the year against one another at at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tupelo Christian Prep will bounce into Friday's game after beating Pine Grove, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Tupelo Christian Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Pine Grove last Monday, sneaking past 49-47. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Leslie County earned a 58-49 win over Oneida Baptist Institute on Friday.
Tupelo Christian Prep better focus on containing Jayden Hacker and Jesse Hoskins as the pair were huge in Leslie County's win. Hacker went 5 for 12 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds, while Hoskins went 5 of 8 on his way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tripp Brashear, who posted eight points and nine rebounds.
Tupelo Christian Prep pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Leslie County, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
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