If North Pontotoc was riding high fresh off their 62-33 takedown of Byhalia last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The North Pontotoc Vikings took a 70-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Albany Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 66th).
Issac Gilbert was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 14 rebounds for New Albany. The match was Gilbert's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Amari Hubbard, who posted 13 points.
North Pontotoc's defeat dropped their record down to 9-20. As for New Albany, they pushed their record up to 19-7 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home.
As of now, neither North Pontotoc nor New Albany have any future games scheduled.
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