Picayune had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 57-54 win over the Hattiesburg Tigers. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Maroon Tide have posted since January 9th.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Picayune to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rhyen Goss, who earned 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Goss a new career-high in threes (four). Another player making a difference was Laikyn Moore, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine steals.
Picayune was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Picayune's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Hattiesburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Picayune didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 46-42 loss against Oak Grove on the 30th. As for Hattiesburg, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Hattiesburg Tigers challenge the Columbia Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hattiesburg is facing Columbia at the right time seeing as Columbia is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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