After both having extra time off, the Caledonia Cavaliers and the Greenwood Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Caledonia has five straight wins, Greenwood has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Caledonia earned a 41-32 victory over West Lowndes. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Panthers are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Greenwood took a blow against Kosciusko last Friday, falling 55-13. The matchup marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Caledonia pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.6 points per game. As for Greenwood, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Everything came up roses for Caledonia against Greenwood in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 73-14 victory. Does Caledonia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greenwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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