Basketball Game Preview: McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets vs. Pinson Valley Indians

The McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets will challenge the Pinson Valley Indians at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with McGill-Toolen sitting on six straight wins and Pinson Valley on eight.

McGill-Toolen is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 42-35 victory over Park Crossing.

Meanwhile, Pinson Valley faced Clay-Chalkville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Pinson Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Clay-Chalkville, sneaking past 49-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Indians have posted since January 7th.

Pinson Valley's win came from a few key players McGill-Toolen will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Austin 'Woo' Coner, who went 5-for-11 en route to 13 points. He has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 21 times he's played. Quay Lynch was another key player, putting up 12 points.

McGill-Toolen's record is now 22-8. As for Pinson Valley, their record now sits at 21-8.

McGill-Toolen and Pinson Valley were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in December of 2020, but McGill-Toolen came up empty-handed after a 65-64 defeat. Can McGill-Toolen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.