The Jasper Vikings are taking a road trip to face off against the Carbon Hill Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Jasper knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Carbon Hill likes a good challenge.
Jasper will head out to face Carbon Hill after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Jasper fell 66-57 to Oxford.
Meanwhile, Carbon Hill came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 54-41 win over the Wildcats. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Wildcats are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jasper's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-6. As for Carbon Hill, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Jasper didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Carbon Hill in their previous matchup back in January of 2016, but they still walked away with a 50-44 victory. Does Jasper have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carbon Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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