The Kemper County Wildcats will take on the Northeast Lauderdale Trojans in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Kemper County easily dispatched Noxubee County on Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Kemper County fell just short of Newton by a score of 50-48 on Tuesday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Northeast Lauderdale beat South Jones 56-49 on Friday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Braves are ranked 200th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kemper County better keep an eye on Kelsie Ephrim. She was instrumental in Northeast Lauderdale's win, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 16 boards. Ephrim is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Jakayla Grace was another key player, putting up seven points and five steals.
Kemper County's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Northeast Lauderdale, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Kemper County and Northeast Lauderdale were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January, but Kemper County came up empty-handed after a 40-39 loss. Can Kemper County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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