Winston County and Curry are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Winston County Yellowjackets just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Curry Yellowjackets at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Winston County will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
While Winston County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Addison by a score of 44-32 on Tuesday. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/10/24 vs Addison | 7 |
| 12/09/24 vs Tharptown | 3 |
| 12/06/24 @ Meek | 2 |
| 12/05/24 vs Haleyville | 3 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Winston County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaylee Calloway, who posted three points in addition to ten boards and seven steals. Calloway has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lynleigh Cobb, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards.
Meanwhile, Curry was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 41-35 to Fultondale. The Yellowjackets haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Curry's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5. As for Winston County, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Winston County strolled past Curry in their previous matchup back in November by a score of 42-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winston County 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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