Basketball Recap: Calera Drops Season-High Score on West Blocton

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Team Score

12/19/24 vs West Blocton	85
12/10/24 @ West Blocton	83
12/09/24 vs Montevallo	74
11/21/24 vs Stanhope Elmore	68
12/13/24 @ Stanhope Elmore	64

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Calera). They took their contest on Thursday with ease, bagging an 85-24 win over the West Blocton Tigers. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

The win (which was Calera's sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-8. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for West Blocton, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-11.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Calera will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Brookwood at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. West Blocton also won't see the court for a while: their next matchup is against Bibb County at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025.