Spanish Fort hasn't had much luck against Daphne recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Spanish Fort Toros will venture away from home to challenge the Daphne Trojans at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Spanish Fort will head into Monday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 39-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They skirted past Bryant 64-61. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Toros have posted since November 15th.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Daphne, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They blew past Baldwin County 54-27 on Tuesday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Tigers are ranked 195th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Daphne has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Spanish Fort, their record now sits at 9-6.
Things could have been worse for Spanish Fort, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 64-47 loss to Daphne when the teams last played on Friday. Can Spanish Fort avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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