It was a proper cat-fight when Briarwood Christian took on Shelby County on Wednesday. The Briarwood Christian Lions fell just short of the Shelby County Wildcats by a score of 41-39. The Lions were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 39-38.

Ann Tatum Baker
02/05/25 vs Shelby County | 5 |
02/03/25 vs Sylacauga | 2 |
01/28/25 vs Mountain Brook | 2 |
01/24/25 @ Central of Clay County | 3 |
01/18/25 @ Northridge | 1 |
+ 19 more games |
Briarwood Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ann Tatum Baker, who posted ten points and five boards. That's the most rebounds Baker has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Clara Crawford, who had five points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Briarwood Christian's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 19-11. As for Shelby County, they pushed their record up to 18-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Briarwood Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 57-45 win against Valley on the 7th. Shelby County has also already played their next game (against Elmore County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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