The Itawamba Agricultural Indians will take on the South Pontotoc Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Itawamba Agricultural is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They beat Northeast Lauderdale by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 48-42. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Meanwhile, South Pontotoc entered their tilt with Kosciusko on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 48-36 victory over the Whippets. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Whippets are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Itawamba Agricultural's record now sits at 18-8. As for South Pontotoc, their record now sits at 25-4.
Itawamba Agricultural beat South Pontotoc 52-40 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Does Itawamba Agricultural have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Pontotoc turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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