Opelika is 0-10 against Central since December of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The Opelika Bulldogs just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Central Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Opelika made off with a 50-49 win over Handley. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Tigers are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Central had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They escaped with a win against the Wolverines by the margin of a single free throw, 61-60.
The victory made it two in a row for Opelika and bumps their season record up to 20-5. As for Central, they are also on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Opelika suffered a grim 75-49 defeat to Central in their previous meeting on January 7th. Can Opelika avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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