Provine and Forest Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Provine Rams just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Forest Hill Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Forest Hill took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Provine, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, Provine turned things around against Warren Central on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 52-35 win over the Vikings.
Meanwhile, Forest Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Canton an easy 65-44 victory. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Tigers are ranked 27th).
Provine's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8. As for Forest Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Provine came up short against Forest Hill in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 55-50. Can Provine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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