The Baldwin County Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Michael Catholic Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Baldwin County is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Jackson just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 64-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Aggies.
Meanwhile, St. Michael Catholic was just a bucket shy of victory last Saturday and fell 35-34 to Providence Christian. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Eagles are ranked 66th).
St. Michael Catholic has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Baldwin County, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Everything went Baldwin County's way against St. Michael Catholic in their previous meeting back in January, as Baldwin County made off with a 62-38 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Baldwin County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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