The East Limestone Indians will head out to take on the Brewer Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Limestone has eight straight wins, Brewer has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
East Limestone will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 29) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 51-48 victory over Ardmore.
Meanwhile, Brewer played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 69-28 loss at the hands of Priceville. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 38th).
Despite the defeat, Brewer saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Hannah Morrison dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Morrison is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in the last four games she's played.
East Limestone's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.8 points per game. As for Brewer, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Everything came up roses for East Limestone against Brewer in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 65-30 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Limestone since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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