A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Arlington Tigers take on the Southwind Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Arlington will head into Saturday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 35-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They skirted past Winter Park 46-43. The 46-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Southwind's strategy against Pinson Valley on Saturday. Southwind came out on top against Pinson Valley by a score of 54-42. Winning may never get old, but the Jaguars sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Southwind's win came from a few key players Arlington will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Austen Price, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Ronald Towns was another key player, going 6 for 11 on his way to 16 points.
Southwind is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Arlington, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Arlington suffered a grim 65-43 defeat to Southwind when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Arlington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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