A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Holmes County Central Jaguars take on the Brookhaven Panthers at 12:30 p.m. on Monday... Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Holmes County Central will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 48-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Greenville 61-58. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Jaguars have posted since November 26, 2024.
Meanwhile, Brookhaven's game on Friday was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 62-50 win over Florence.
Brookhaven's win came from a few key players Holmes County Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Nicholas Gamble, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 boards. Jay Ross was another key player, putting up ten points in addition to eight assists and six rebounds.
Brookhaven smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive matchups.
Brookhaven is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Holmes County Central, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-7.
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