Mount Olive was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by the Piney Woods Tornadoes 51-16. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Tornadoes are ranked 114th).
Piney Woods was led to victory by Kemet Ziem and Jayden Banyi. Ziem went 6 of 9 en route to 14 points along with five rebounds and three steals, while Banyi went 7 for 14 on his way to 18 points and three steals. Banyi is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Natan Malinowski, who posted eight points and six boards.
Mount Olive's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Piney Woods, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Leake County the next time they take the court. Mount Olive will head out to face Leake County at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Piney Woods will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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