Itawamba Agricultural and Ripley are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The Itawamba Agricultural Indians will venture away from home to face off against the Ripley Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Itawamba Agricultural is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Tishomingo County on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Itawamba Agricultural took a blow against Tishomingo County, falling 63-36. The Indians were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-11.
Meanwhile, Ripley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 66-43 to Walnut. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Wildcats are ranked 37th).
Ripley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Itawamba Agricultural, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 13-6.
Everything came up roses for Itawamba Agricultural against Ripley in their previous matchup on January 7th, as the squad secured a 54-20 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Itawamba Agricultural since the team 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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