Basketball Game Preview: Humphreys County Cowboys vs. Greenville Hornets

Humphreys County is 1-9 against Greenville since November of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Humphreys County Cowboys will square off against the Greenville Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Humphreys County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season.

While Humphreys County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took down Leland 69-52 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cowboys.

It was another big night for Dexter Williams, who posted 28 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Scotty Bronson, who had 15 points.

While Greenville didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They snuck past Coahoma County with a 49-44 victory on Thursday.

The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in De'Marion Gibson and Caleb Hearns. Gibson had a great game and went 7 of 13 on his way to 17 points. Meanwhile, Hearns was balling out in the loss, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 20 boards.

Greenville pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Humphreys County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.

Humphreys County came up short against Greenville when the teams last played back in November, falling 62-49. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gibson, who went 12 of 28 on his way to 32 points and five steals. Now that Humphreys County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.