UTICA, Miss. – The Hinds Community College Men's Basketball team defeated Piney Woods Prep 91-64 on Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day inside J.D. Boyd Gymnasium on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 3-1 on the season and riding a three-game winning streak.
 
Hinds opened the scoring and went on a 11-3 run in the opening three minutes of the game. The Bulldogs offense continued to shine and led the Piney Woods Tornados 45-33 at the halftime break. 
 
The Bulldogs began to pull away with a 20-point advantage midway through the second half. Hinds scored 27 more points in the final 10 minutes of regulation to earn the 91-64 victory and extend their winning streak to three games.
 
Jakobe led all scorers with 29 points and shot 10-19 from the floor. Additionally, he grabbed 10 rebounds, six assists, and shot 80% from the charity stripe. Marquis Williams finished the contest with 17 points and posted two blocks, while Isaac Ratliff shot 5-for-6 from the floor and grabbed four rebounds. Daveon Henry shot 85.7 percent from the free throw line and finished with four assists running the points.
 
As a team, 14 Bulldogs saw the floor with 12 of them scoring at least two points in the contest. Additionally, Hinds shot 49.2% from the floor, 25% from behind the arc, and 68.4% from the charity stripe.
 
Hinds will return to action on Monday, November 18^th when they compete in the Southwest Classic in Summit against Baton Rouge CC. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:00 PM. 
 
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