{"id":99724,"date":"2025-12-18T14:50:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/99724\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T14:50:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:50:09","slug":"picayune-piles-up-the-points-against-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/99724\/","title":{"rendered":"Picayune Piles Up the Points Against Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"12\/16\/25 – Home73-46 W01\/31\/25 – Home50-46 W12\/13\/24 – Away42-44 L01\/23\/24 – Away63-39 W12\/15\/23 – Home62-42 W+ 5 more games<\/a><\/p>\n

Picayune<\/a> entered their tilt with Long Beach<\/a> on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they’ll enter their next game with three. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 73-46 win over the Bearcats. That’s more bragging rights for the Maroon Tide, who also won the pair’s last head-to-head.<\/p>\n

Picayune’s win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kelton Stewart<\/a>, who went 6-for-13 on his way to 15 points and six assists. Another player making a difference was Jordan Hawthorne<\/a>, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 14 points.<\/p>\n

They weren’t the only ones working in the assist department: Picayune was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Long Beach only racked up eight.<\/p>\n

Long Beach’s loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Neveah Smith<\/a>, who posted 14 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Magee<\/a>, who put up ten points and five steals.<\/p>\n

Picayune’s victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Long Beach, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-7.<\/p>\n

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Picayune will venture away from home to take on Petal at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Long Beach, they will head out to face off against Moss Point at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.<\/p>\n

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