Long Beach lost to Picayune back in December of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Bearcats took a hard 62-45 fall against the Maroon Tide.
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Long Beach’s loss shouldn’t obscure the performances of Donovan Magee, who posted 11 points, and Keveun Smyers, who scored 17 points. Smyers has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he’s played. Another player making a difference was Neveah Smith, who earned two points and six steals.
Picayune can attribute much of their success to Jordan Hawthorne, who shot 86% from the field to rack up 14 points. Beaux Hover was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.
Long Beach dropped their record down to 9-14 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Picayune, they are on a roll lately: they’ve won five of their last six matchups. That’s provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Long Beach will head out to challenge Hancock at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bearcats will be up against the Hawks’ rather soft defense (which has allowed 53.25 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Picayune, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pearl River Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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