The Indians of Yazoo City are 2-2 after their first four games of the season.
In their first outing against Canton, things didn’t go as hoped for the Indians.
After outscoring the Indians 45-24 in the first half, Canton pulled away further to win the game 87-47.
Leslie Nelson was the leading scorer for the Indians with 16 points. He also led the team in steals with three to go with three assists.
Sam Johnson was behind Nelson with 10 points, three assists and two steals of his own.
Jerome Griffin and Darrius Sibley tied with a team-high five rebounds.
The Indians rebounded against Port Gibson with a 51-46 win over Port Gibson.
Despite a slow start in which the Indians were outscored 17-8 in the first period,
Leslie Nelson exploded for 24 points, five steals, three assists, and three rebounds.
Sam Johnson had 12 points, four assists, four rebounds, and three steals.
Jerome Griffin led the way with eight rebounds, while F.J. Lewis had a team-high five assists.
Yazoo City started a winning streak just two days later against Kennedy.
Heading into the fourth period, the Indians led 35-26, but Kennedy made a strong 21-14 run in the final period, though it wasn’t quite enough. Yazoo City held on to win 49-47.
For the second straight game, Nelson scored in the 20s with a 23-point performance to go with his four steals, three assists, and two rebounds.
Laquan Johnson had six points and five rebounds.
Jerome Griffin added 10 rebounds to go with his five points.
The young Yazoo City winning streak was broken at two when they fell 61-59 to Vicksburg on Tuesday.
Yazoo City jumped out to a 34-25 lead at the half, but Vicksburg bounced back with a 20-11 third quarter to tie things up at 45-45.
The Gators barely edged out the Indians in the fourth period 16-14 to take the contest.
For the fourth straight game, Nelson led the Indians with 20 points to go with four rebounds, three steals, and two assists.
Johnson was right behind Nelson with 19 points to go with a team-high six steals, four assists, and three rebounds.
Jerome Griffin put up eight points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
Yazoo City attempted to rebound when they faced rival Yazoo County on Thursday night, but those games were not completed by press time.
