On Tuesday, the Terry Bulldogs faced the Hattiesburg Tigers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Terry took a 66-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hattiesburg. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Stephen McCullon Jr. was his usual excellent self, scoring 19 points for Hattiesburg. That makes it six consecutive games in which McCullon Jr. has scored at least 25% of Hattiesburg's points. Tristan Wesco was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Terry's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Hattiesburg, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 18-1.
Terry will be playing in front of their home fans against Jim Hill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jim Hill is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak. As for Hattiesburg, they will head out on the road to face off against Pearl River Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pearl River Central will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings (they are ranked 149th, while Hattiesburg is ranked 13th).
