The Hattiesburg Tigers will square off against the West Harrison Hurricanes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hattiesburg is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 11 games.
Hattiesburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 67-55 win over Hancock. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Hawks are ranked 131st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, West Harrison earned a 51-40 victory over Jim Hill on Saturday.
West Harrison's win came from a few key players Hattiesburg will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was JaMarcus McCalebb, who posted 12 points and five assists. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in shooting accuracy (75%). Another player making a difference was KeShawn Cook, who went 5-for-9 en route to 11 points and seven rebounds.
West Harrison has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points over those games. As for Hattiesburg, their record is now 22-8.
Hattiesburg couldn't quite finish off West Harrison in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 63-60. Can Hattiesburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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