Meridian hasn't had much luck against Neshoba Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Meridian Wildcats will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Neshoba Central Rockets at 7:00 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Meridian duked it out withNorthwest Rankin on Friday. Meridian lost to Northwest Rankin on the road by a 57-38 margin. The Wildcats were down 49-28 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Neshoba Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Columbus with a sharp 53-28 win on Friday. Given the Rockets' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Falcons are ranked 123rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meridian better keep an eye on Kyli Truss. She was instrumental in Neshoba Central's win, putting up 22 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Truss has scored at least a third of Neshoba Central's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Iyley Denson, who posted 11 points.
Neshoba Central pushed their record up to 7-7 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.7 points. As for Meridian, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Meridian couldn't quite finish off Neshoba Central when the teams last played back in December of 2017 and fell 40-38. Can Meridian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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