Handley came into Tuesday's contest looking for another win against Talladega, but Zae Cunningham wouldn't allow it. It was close, but the Talladega Tigers ultimately received the gift of a 53-50 win from a begrudging Tigers squad thanks in part to Cunningham, who posted 28 points in addition to six boards and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Talladega's points.
12/17/24 vs Handley | 4 |
12/10/24 @ Lincoln | 3 |
11/28/23 @ Etowah | 2 |
01/08/24 @ Talladega County Central | 2 |
01/25/24 @ Alexandria | 2 |
Another player making a difference was Jekeria Wilson, who had nine points and four steals. Those four steals gave her a new career-high.
Talladega is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points per game. As for Handley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Talladega will be playing in front of their home fans against Jacksonville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Talladega has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests. As for Handley, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Handley Tigers take on the Smiths Station Panthers at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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