The Satsuma Gators will head out on the road to challenge the Escambia County Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Satsuma comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Satsuma suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Friday. They were beaten by Jackson 87-41. While losing is never fun, Satsuma can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 457th, while Jackson is ranked 69th).
Meanwhile, Escambia County unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 65-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hillcrest. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Satsuma's defeat was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-16. As for Escambia County, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
Satsuma took a serious blow against Escambia County in their previous meeting on Tuesday, falling 67-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Escambia County's Cleo Bolar jr., who scored 31 points along with seven steals and six assists. Now that Satsuma knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
