East Central is 0-4 against Laurel since January of 2024 but things could change on Wednesday. The East Central Hornets just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Laurel Golden Tornadoes at 6:30 p.m.
East Central is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They lost 66-42 to Vancleave.
Meanwhile, Laurel waltzed into their contest on Monday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They blew past the Tomcats, posting a 74-27 victory. Given the Golden Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Tomcats are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Laurel is also on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points per game. As for East Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
East Central was dealt a bruising 65-32 defeat at the hands of Laurel when the teams last played on January 3rd. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point East Central was down 52-23.
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