The Section Lions will take on the Skyline Vikings in a tournament on Friday. Section knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Skyline likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Section beat North Sand Mountain 58-49. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly nine points.
Meanwhile, Skyline waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Chiefs to the tune of 94-57. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 151st, while the Chiefs are ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Section's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.3 points per game. As for Skyline, their victory bumped their record up to 14-5.
Section beat Skyline 62-49 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Will Section repeat their success, or does Skyline have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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