The Fairhope Pirates will challenge the Daphne Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Fairhope is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 27, 2023 on Friday. They were beaten by Foley 64-36. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Daphne). They breezed by Robertsdale to the tune of 70-7 on Friday. With the Trojans ahead 41-5 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Fairhope better keep an eye on Abagail Johnson. She was instrumental in Daphne's win, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten steals. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last 14 games she's played. Victoria Moten was another key player, putting up nine points and four steals.
Daphne smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 14 consecutive matches.
Daphne pushed their record up to 18-6 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points per game. As for Fairhope, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Fairhope ended up a good deal behind Daphne in their previous meeting two weeks ago, losing 57-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 steals. Now that Fairhope knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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