The Wicksburg Panthers will square off against the Slocomb Red Tops at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Wicksburg turned things around against Dale County on Friday. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 54-44.
Meanwhile, Slocomb had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They rang in the new year with a 54-47 win over the Yellowjackets. 54 seems to be a good number for the Red Tops as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Wicksburg's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. As for Slocomb, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3.
Everything came up roses for Wicksburg against Slocomb when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 72-40 win. Will Wicksburg repeat their success, or does Slocomb have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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