Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Skyline

By Team Reports Jan 18, 2025, 9:14am

Basketball Recap: Skyline Vikings vs. Section Lions

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Skyline proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by 37) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Section Lions, sneaking past 62-60. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Vikings have posted since February 6, 2024.

Vikings

Previous 4 Games

01/17/25 vs Section62-60
01/15/25 vs North Jackson94-57
01/10/25 @ Valley Head77-47
01/07/25 vs Ider86-24

The victory (which was Skyline's fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.8 points. As for Section, they moved to 17-5 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Skyline and North Sand Mountain will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Section, they will venture away from home to face off against Whitesburg Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Section knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Whitesburg Christian Academy likes a good challenge.

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