A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Greene County Wildcats take on the Petal Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday... Petal took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Greene County, who comes in off a win.
Greene County took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They snuck past Tylertown with a 54-49 victory.
Greene County found their leader in sophomore Kelis Franks, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Zamiah Knight, who posted 11 points plus four steals.
Greene County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 16 offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Petal lost to Richton at home by a 45-31 margin on Tuesday.
Greene County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Petal, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Greene County couldn't quite finish off Petal when the teams last played back in November of 2023 and fell 45-42. Can Greene County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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