Canton has gone a perfect 10-0 against Yazoo City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Tigers will take on the Indians at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Yazoo City will be up against a hot Canton team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. The Tigers took their matchup on Monday with ease, bagging a 64-31 win over Leake Central. With the Tigers ahead 42-19 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Shamira Morton
| 11/24/25 vs Leake Central | 19 |
| 11/22/25 @ Humphreys County | 17 |
| 11/20/25 vs Jim Hill | 16 |
| 11/18/25 @ Morton | 15 |
| 11/13/25 vs Clinton | 11 |
| 11/11/25 @ Forest Hill | 17 |
Shamira Morton produced another solid performance dropping a double-double with 26 points and 19 boards. She is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down 11 or more in each of the last six games she's played. Dekendra Mitchell was another key player, putting up ten points in addition to seven steals and five assists.
Canton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in nine consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Yazoo City). They breezed past Greenville to the tune of 54-17 on Monday. The Indians have beaten the Hornets the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Hornets has come to flipping the script.
Canton's record is now 7-1. As for Yazoo City, their record now sits at 2-8.
Canton was able to grind out a solid victory over Yazoo City in their previous matchup back in February, winning 44-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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