The Smiths Station Panthers and the Carroll Eagles will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Smiths Station is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Smiths Station took on Benjamin Russell on Friday. The Panthers fell 54-42 to the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Wildcats are ranked 101st).
Meanwhile, Carroll entered their game against Saint James on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Eagles had to suffer through a 70-37 loss at the hands of the Trojans. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Smiths Station will need to focus on slowing down Makynzye Bonner, one of several Carroll players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of JaMya Williams, who earned five points.
Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Smiths Station, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Smiths Station and Carroll were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, but Smiths Station came up empty-handed after a 47-46 loss. Thankfully for the Panthers, Ameyah Gray (who went 8-for-17 to rack up 21 points and eight rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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