The Carbon Hill Bulldogs will challenge the Dora Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Carbon Hill is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 26, 2024 on Monday. They lost 54-30 to Jasper. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Vikings are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, Dora waltzed into their game on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They enjoyed a cozy 44-29 win over the Yellowjackets.
Dora's win came from a few key players Carbon Hill will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Bella Reese, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Dora's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Millicent Wilson, who posted 13 points along with seven boards and four steals.
Dora has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Carbon Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Carbon Hill came up short against Dora when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 57-52. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reese, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Carbon Hill knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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