Bruins
| 12/20/24 @ Lawrence County | 71-53 |
| 12/14/24 vs Mize | 75-37 |
| 12/13/24 vs Taylorsville | 70-28 |
| 12/10/24 vs Kosciusko | 52-48 |
| 12/06/24 vs Clinton Christian Academy | 70-20 |
| + 2 more games |
St. Joseph Catholic waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They enjoyed a cozy 71-53 win over the Lawrence County Cougars. Given the Bruins' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Cougars are ranked 84th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Joseph Catholic pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Lawrence County, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-5 record.
St. Joseph Catholic and Simpson Academy will round out the year against one another at at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. St. Joseph Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Simpson Academy likes a good challenge. As for Lawrence County, they will be taking part in a tournament against Richland at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrence County is facing Richland at the right time seeing as Richland is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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