The Shades Valley Mounties will head out on the road to face off against the Pell City Panthers at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Pell City took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Shades Valley, who comes in off a win.
Shades Valley waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins but they left with three. They came out on top against Mountain Brook by a score of 49-37.
Meanwhile, Pell City came up short against Mountain Brook on Wednesday and fell 55-45.
Despite the loss, Pell City had strong showings from Reagan Tarver, who scored 20 points, and Heaven O'Neal, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaniya Mitchell, who scored four points along with six rebounds.
Shades Valley has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-12 record this season. As for Pell City, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10.
Shades Valley took their win against Pell City when the teams last played last Tuesday by a conclusive 70-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shades Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
