The Briarwood Christian Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Sylacauga Aggies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Briarwood Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Sylacauga likes a good challenge.
It was a proper cat-fight when Briarwood Christian faced off against Shelby County on Tuesday. Briarwood Christian took their contest with ease, bagging a 70-33 win over Shelby County. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Wildcats are ranked 381st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sylacauga waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Volunteers by a score of 51-44.
Briarwood Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Sylacauga, they pushed their record up to 15-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Briarwood Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Sylacauga in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 48-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Briarwood Christian since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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