Forrest County Agricultural won the last time they faced Purvis and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Forrest County Agricultural Aggies walked away with a 55-45 win over the Purvis Tornadoes. Given the Aggies' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Tornadoes are ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Purvis still got an impressive performance from Beni Raanes, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 15 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. Another player making a difference was Jace Gipson, who posted eight points and eight rebounds.
Forrest County Agricultural has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Purvis, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.
Forrest County Agricultural will challenge Sumrall at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Purvis, they will square off against Columbia at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Columbia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.2 points per game this season.
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