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| 01/25/25 - Home | 43-33 W |
| 01/21/25 - Home | 43-33 W |
| 02/09/24 - Away | 28-24 W |
| 01/23/24 - Home | 30-28 W |
| 12/19/23 - Away | 27-23 W |
| + 3 more games |
East Central has gone 7-1 against Stone recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The East Central Hornets will venture away from home to take on the Stone Tomcats at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
East Central is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Laurel on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Central took a blow against Laurel, falling 70-29. The Hornets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-13.
Meanwhile, Stone was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Laurel and fell 61-20. While losing is never fun, the Tomcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Golden Tornadoes are ranked 14th).
The loss snapped East Central's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-8 record. As for Stone, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
East Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Stone when the teams last played on Saturday, winning 43-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Central since the squad 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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