Bay and Greene County are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2022, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Bay Tigers face off against the Greene County Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bay will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Bay's tournament run continued when they took on Christian Collegiate Academy on Saturday. Bay narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Christian Collegiate Academy 52-50.
Meanwhile, Greene County hadn't done well against Presbyterian Christian recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Saturday. Greene County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 61-58 win over Presbyterian Christian. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Wildcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Bobcats are ranked 29th).
Bay better focus on containing Jase Matthews and Julaine Graves as the pair were huge in Greene County's win. Matthews almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine assists, while Graves went 6 of 12 en route to 17 points. Matthews is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Sidney Jackson, who posted five points.
Greene County was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January.
Greene County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Bay, they pushed their record up to 6-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Bay lost to Greene County on the road by a decisive 50-31 margin in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Greene County's Tylan Blackston, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 23 points and three steals. Now that Bay knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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