The Canton Tigers will take on the West Point Green Wave at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Canton rose to the challenge on Friday. They walked away with a 65-53 victory over the Trojans. Given Canton's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while New Hope is ranked 65th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Canton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Shamira Morton, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Morton has scored at least a third of Canton's points. Na'Miya Davis was another key contributor, scoring 22 points along with six steals and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, West Point entered their tilt with Pontotoc with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. West Point had just enough and edged Pontotoc out 44-42.
Canton's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for West Point, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Canton strolled past West Point in their previous meeting back in February of 2018 by a score of 48-31. Will Canton repeat their success, or does West Point have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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