Prentiss Christian is 0-4 against Lamar Christian since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Prentiss Christian Saints will head out on the road to take on the Lamar Christian Lions at 5:15 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Prentiss Christian has struggled recently with nine losses in a row, while Lamar Christian will arrive with seven straight victories.
Last Friday, Prentiss Christian came up short against Sylva Bay Academy and fell 43-30.
Lamar Christian posted their biggest win since December 12, 2023 on Monday. They really took it to Sylva Bay Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-21 win on the road. Given Lamar Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while Sylva Bay Academy is ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Prentiss Christian bumped their record down to 0-5 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 20.0 points per game. As for Lamar Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Prentiss Christian might still be hurting after the 49-27 defeat they got from Lamar Christian in their previous matchup back in January of 2017. Can Prentiss Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
