The Southern Academy Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Pickens Academy Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southern Academy has four straight wins, Pickens Academy has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Southern Academy didn't have too much trouble with Restoration Academy on the road as they won 39-22. Given Southern Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while Restoration Academy is ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pickens Academy lost to Southern Academy on the road by a decisive 49-35 margin on Thursday. Pickens Academy has not had much luck with Southern Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Southern Academy's victory bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Pickens Academy, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-4.
Southern Academy strolled past Pickens Academy in their previous matchup on Thursday by a score of 49-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southern Academy since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
