Basketball Game Preview: Calhoun City Wildcats vs. Albertville Aggies

Calhoun City has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Albertville has won ten straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Calhoun City Wildcats will take on the Albertville Aggies in a tournament on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

If Calhoun City beats Albertville with 68 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Calhoun City came out on top against J.Z. George by a score of 68-56 on Saturday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Jaguars are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Albertville humbled Etowah with a 62-29 victory. The Aggies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Albertville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.6 points. As for Calhoun City, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.