The Clarksdale Wildcats will take on the Greenville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Clarksdale is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 60 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Coahoma County last Tuesday. They lost 51-30 to the Red Panthers. The Wildcats have struggled against the Red Panthers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
While Greenville didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They secured a 49-44 W over Coahoma County on Thursday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Hornets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Red Panthers are ranked 17th).
De'Marion Gibson was his usual excellent self, going 7 for 13 en route to 17 points. His evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kolbie Williams, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points.
Greenville pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Clarksdale, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Clarksdale didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Greenville when the teams last played back in December of 2021, but they still walked away with a 55-49 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Greenville's Aaron Davenport, who went 8 for 14 en route to 21 points plus six rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Clarksdale to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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