The Plainview Bears and the Douglas Eagles will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Plainview is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
On Friday, Plainview beat Coffee County Central 54-47. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 32nd in Alabama, while the Red Raiders are ranked 223rd in Tennessee), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Douglas suffered their biggest loss since November 22nd on Friday. They came up short against Section, falling 59-39. The match marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Douglas' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8. As for Plainview, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4.
Plainview couldn't quite finish off Douglas when the teams last played back in January of 2015 and fell 62-60. Can Plainview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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