The Keith Bears just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Charles Henderson Trojans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Keith will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Johnson, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Keith escaped with a win on Friday against Johnson by the margin of a single free throw, 53-52. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Eagles are ranked 291st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Charles Henderson had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six two weeks ago. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 45-29 win over the Blue Devils.
Keith is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Charles Henderson, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-8.
Keith couldn't quite finish off Charles Henderson in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 and fell 47-44. Can Keith avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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