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| 12/10/24 - Home | 46-20 W |
| 01/05/24 - Home | 53-46 W |
| 12/12/23 - Away | 46-36 W |
| 02/21/17 - Home | 86-66 W |
Wayne County is 4-0 against Stone since February of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wayne County War Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Stone Tomcats at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Wayne County was beaten by Biloxi 67-30. While losing is never fun, the War Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Indians are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, after only two points in their last contest, Stone made sure to put some points up on the board against Resurrection Catholic two weeks ago. Stone put the hurt on Resurrection Catholic with a sharp 61-39 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tomcats.
Wayne County better keep an eye on Jhase Jackson. He was instrumental in Stone's win, going 10 of 21 en route to 29 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Jackson a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cleon Johnson Jr, who posted six points along with seven assists and six steals.
Stone smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Wayne County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Stone, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season.
Wayne County took their win against Stone in their previous meeting on December 10th by a conclusive 46-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wayne County since the squad 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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