South Panola hasn't had much luck against Grenada recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Panola Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Grenada Chargers at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
South Panola is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They fell 64-52 to Lake Cormorant. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while Lake Cormorant are ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 28-28 at halftime, Grenada was not quite Lake Cormorant's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They came up short against Lake Cormorant, falling 73-52. The Chargers have struggled against Lake Cormorant recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
South Panola will need focus on slowing down Zayion Cotton, one of several Grenada players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 7 on his way to 13 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Those three steals gave Cotton a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Garan Edwards, who posted nine points.
South Panola's loss dropped their record down to 5-18. As for Grenada, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-18.
South Panola and Grenada were neck-and-neck when the teams last played on Thursday, but South Panola came up empty-handed after a 66-65 loss. Can South Panola avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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