The Mendenhall Tigers and the Morton Panthers will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard on Wednesday.
After a string of nine wins, Mendenhall's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Newton by a score of 62-59. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Mendenhall has suffered yet this season.
The losing side was boosted by Montavis Hobbs, who scored 30 points along with nine blocks and seven rebounds. That was a full 50.8% of Mendenhall's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jay Rankin was another key contributor, scoring three points along with nine assists and six steals.
Morton posted their biggest win yet this season on Saturday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 60-32 win over Forest. Given Morton's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Forest is ranked 109th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mendenhall's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-4. As for Morton, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Mendenhall came up short against Morton when the teams last played back in December of 2016, falling 99-87. Will Mendenhall have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
