Basketball Game Preview: Fort Dale Academy Eagles vs. Valiant Cross Academy Warriors

The Fort Dale Academy Eagles will challenge the Valiant Cross Academy Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Valiant Cross Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fort Dale Academy, who comes in off a win.

Having struggled with five losses in a row, Fort Dale Academy turned things around against Sparta Academy on Thursday. They took down the Warriors 44-30.

Valiant Cross Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost 65-42 to Springwood on Friday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Warriors came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Wildcats are ranked 169th).

Valiant Cross Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 22-4. As for Fort Dale Academy, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-9.

Fort Dale Academy was taken down by Valiant Cross Academy 69-36 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valiant Cross Academy's Deshawn Hall, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 boards. Now that Fort Dale Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.