The Opp Bobcats are taking a road trip to face off against the New Brockton Gamecocks at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Opp is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Straughn on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Opp was beaten by Straughn 44-16. The Bobcats were down 44-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
They got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Taylor Adams and Saniyah Hines, who each put up five points. Hines also led the team in rebounds with seven. Ashlyn Henderson took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, New Brockton posted their closest win since November 16, 2023 on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Pike County 42-40.
New Brockton is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for Opp, they dropped their record down to 7-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Opp came up short against New Brockton in their previous meeting last Monday, falling 54-45. Can Opp avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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