A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Bay Tigers take on the Greene County Wildcats at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Bay will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Bay didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Poplarville, but they still walked away with a 33-29 win.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Greene County). They took down George County 72-58 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Greene County's win came from a few key players Bay will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Javon Watts, who went 6 of 10 en route to 17 points in addition to six boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Jase Matthews was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Greene County was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Greene County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points per game. As for Bay, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-15.
Bay came up short against Greene County in their previous matchup back in January, falling 29-20. Can Bay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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