Basketball Game Preview: Wilcox Central Jaguars vs. Thomasville Tigers

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wilcox Central Jaguars challenge the Thomasville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday... Wilcox Central is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.

Wilcox Central is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since November 17, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Hatch by a score of 45-42.

Meanwhile, Thomasville took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 52-24 victory over Blacksher. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Wilcox Central's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Thomasville, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-5.

Wilcox Central beat Thomasville 47-37 in their previous meeting back in December of 2016. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wilcox Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.