The Booneville Blue Devils will square off against the Edwards Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Booneville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They claimed a resounding 66-29 win over East Webster. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Edwards hadn't done well against Coahoma County recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Edwards walked away with a 52-43 victory over Coahoma County. The win was all the more spectacular given the Tigers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Red Panthers are ranked 104th).
Booneville is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points over those games. As for Edwards, their victory bumped their record up to 7-16.
Booneville was taken down by Edwards 71-35 when the teams last played back in February of 2020. Can Booneville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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