The Holmes County Central Jaguars will face off against the Greenville Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when Holmes County Central duked it out withCanton on Tuesday. Holmes County Central fell 46-34 to Canton. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Tigers are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Greenville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 48-29 bruising from Yazoo City. The matchup marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Holmes County Central will need focus on slowing down Tatiahnna Wise, one of several Greenville players who made an impact when they last played. She posted four points and 12 boards. The dominant performance gave Wise a new career-high in rebounds.
Holmes County Central now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Greenville, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Holmes County Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Greenville when the teams last played back in December of 2024, winning 62-51. Will Holmes County Central repeat their success, or does Greenville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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