Basketball Recap: Pontotoc Falls Short Against Ranked Tupelo

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

12/09/24 @ Tupelo	26-73
12/03/24 vs Houston	67-49
11/25/24 vs Neshoba Central	55-46
11/21/24 vs South Panola	65-46
11/19/24 @ Heritage Academy	68-15

On Monday, Pontotoc faced Tupelo in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Pontotoc Warriors had to suffer through a 73-26 loss at the hands of the Tupelo Golden Wave. The Warriors' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.

Having lost for the first time this season, Pontotoc fell to 6-1. As for Tupelo, the win keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.

Pontotoc won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Clarksdale at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Tupelo, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll take on Columbus at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tupelo's defense has only allowed 27.4 points per game this season, so Columbus' offense will have their work cut out for them.