A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Northeast Jones Tigers face off against the Forest Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Northeast Jones and six for Forest.
Last Thursday, Northeast Jones ended up a good deal behind West Jones and lost 67-50.
Meanwhile, Forest lost 61-40 to Quitman on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 190th, while the Panthers are ranked 48th).
Northeast Jones' loss dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
Northeast Jones beat Forest 43-35 in their previous matchup last Friday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northeast Jones 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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