Verbena lost against Indian Springs back in November of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Verbena Red Devils were beaten by the Indian Springs Student 75-31. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 439th, while the Student are ranked 211th).
Caleb Short
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Despite the loss, Verbena still got an impressive performance from Caleb Short, who posted 11 points in addition to six boards and three steals. Short has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 17 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Wilson, who had six points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Dylan Heald was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a triple-double on 28 points, nine boards, and nine assists for Indian Springs. That's the most assists Heald has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Ben Simms, who scored 12 points and five assists.
Verbena's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Indian Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season.
Verbena wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 45-43 victory against Notasulga on the 3rd. Indian Springs has also already played their next matchup, a 44-43 win against Pleasant Grove on the 3rd.
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