Basketball Game Preview: Northside Methodist Academy Knights vs. Slocomb Red Tops

The Northside Methodist Academy Knights will face off against the Slocomb Red Tops at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Northside Methodist Academy: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Slocomb has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 93-48, which was the final score in Northside Methodist Academy's tilt against Houston Academy on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 388th, while the Raiders are ranked 133rd).

Meanwhile, everything went Slocomb's way against Wicksburg on Tuesday as Slocomb made off with a 62-42 victory.

Northside Methodist Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Slocomb, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.

Everything came up roses for Northside Methodist Academy against Slocomb when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 71-37 victory. Will Northside Methodist Academy repeat their success, or does Slocomb have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.