The Calhoun City Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Palmer Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Calhoun City is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Calhoun City's tournament run continued when they took on Houlka on Saturday. Calhoun City was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 65-64 to Houlka.
Meanwhile, Palmer hadn't done well against Coahoma County recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way back in December of 2024. Palmer took down Coahoma County 51-37. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Dragons' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while the Red Panthers are ranked 35th).
Palmer has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.8 points per game. As for Calhoun City, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
Calhoun City barely slipped by Palmer in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 65-64. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Palmer's Samaj Barber, who posted 24 points. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Calhoun City to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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