The Long Beach Bearcats are taking a road trip to take on the Hancock Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Long Beach has given up an average of 51.3 points per game this season, but Tuesday’s game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Long Beach ended up a good deal behind Picayune and lost 62-45. The loss continues a trend for the Bearcats in their meetings with the Maroon Tide: they’ve now lost three in a row.
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Despite the defeat, Long Beach had strong showings from Donovan Magee, who posted 11 points, and Keveun Smyers, who scored 17 points. Smyers is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he’s now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games he’s played. Neveah Smith was another key player, putting up two points and six steals.
Meanwhile, Hancock lost 65-40 to Pascagoula on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can’t take it too hard given the team’s big disadvantage in MaxPreps’ Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the Panthers are ranked 30th).
Long Beach’s loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Hancock, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-17.
Long Beach couldn’t quite finish off Hancock when the teams last played on January 9th and fell 53-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Hawks’ Jaxson Knight, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Now that the Bearcats know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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