The New Albany Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the South Pontotoc Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Saturday, New Albany beat Clearwater 60-53. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 68th in Mississippi, while the Tornadoes are ranked 260th in Florida), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, South Pontotoc was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Bruce 65-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
New Albany's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for South Pontotoc, their win bumped their record up to 14-9.
New Albany didn't have too much breathing room in their match against South Pontotoc in their previous meeting last Thursday, but they still walked away with a 66-62 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Albany since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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