Preview: Saks Wildcats vs. Alexandria Valley Cubs
Saks is 1-9 against Alexandria since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Saks Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Alexandria Valley Cubs at 6:00 p.m. Saks is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Saks came up short against Wellborn and fell 41-30.
Alexandria suffered their biggest loss since December 16, 2023 on Friday. They took a serious blow against Southside, falling 48-18. While losing is never fun, Alexandria can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while Southside is ranked 36th).
Saks bumped their record down to 4-9 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Alexandria, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Saks came up short against Alexandria when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 49-39. Can Saks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
