Recap: Chilton County Tigers vs. Benjamin Russell Wildcats
In what's become a running theme this season, the Chilton County Tigers gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Benjamin Russell 60-39. The victory was familiar territory for Chilton County who now have six in a row.
Tyeshia Williams was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 18 rebounds. Williams is absolutely dominating the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivyonna Varner, who scored 12 points along with six steals and five rebounds.
Chilton County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Benjamin Russell, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Chilton County won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Jemison at 6:00 p.m. on January 19th. Jemison will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings (they are ranked 316th, while Chilton County is ranked 121st). As for Benjamin Russell, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Calera at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
