The Falkville Blue Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Athens Bible Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Falkville is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Cold Springs just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a blow against the Eagles, falling 68-40. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the Eagles are ranked 62nd).
Meanwhile, Athens Bible was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were dealt a 74-28 defeat at the hands of East Lawrence. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-11.
Athens Bible's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Falkville, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-13.
Falkville beat Athens Bible 67-57 when the teams last played on Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Falkville since the squad 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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