Basketball Preview: Ariton Purple Cats vs. Slocomb Red Tops
The Ariton Purple Cats will square off against the Slocomb Red Tops at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Ariton focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 31 last Thursday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Slocomb is headed out to face a Purple Cats team ready to give their home crowd a win. Ariton came up short against Kinston, falling 50-27. The Purple Cats' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row dating back to last season.
Despite the defeat, Ariton had strong showings from Nya Allen, who earned 12 points along with two steals, and Macileigh Bragg, who earned four points along with 11 rebounds and two steals.
While Slocomb didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Ashford, posting a 62-33 win.
Ariton strolled past Slocomb in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 39-24. Will Ariton repeat their success, or does Slocomb have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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