The Natchez Bulldogs will square off against the Florence Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Natchez and four for Florence.
Last Friday, Natchez lost to South Jones at home by a 57-42 margin. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Braves are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Florence's game on Friday was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 62-50 to Brookhaven.
Florence's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Natchez, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8.
Natchez beat Florence 60-50 when the teams last played on January 3rd. Will Natchez repeat their success, or does Florence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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