The Guntersville Wildcats will square off against the Albertville Aggies at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Guntersville easily dispatched Westminster Christian Academy on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Guntersville fell just short of Arab by a score of 38-35 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Wildcats have suffered since December 13, 2024.
Meanwhile, Albertville had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.9 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. They managed a 67-62 victory over the Senators.
Guntersville better focus on containing Lani Smallwood and Mylie Butler as the pair were huge in Albertville's win. Smallwood almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds, while Butler went 9 of 15 en route to 25 points and eight assists. Butler's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Whitley Booker, who posted nine points along with five boards and three blocks.
Albertville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in nine consecutive matches.
Guntersville's loss dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Albertville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
Guntersville came up short against Albertville in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 59-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Smallwood, who went 11 for 23 on her way to 36 points and four steals. Now that Guntersville 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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