The Glencoe Yellowjackets are taking a road trip to square off against the Pell City Panthers at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Glencoe will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Monday, Glencoe strolled past Alexandria with points to spare, taking the game 44-29. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Valley Cubs are ranked 245th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pell City, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 47-39 win over Orange Beach on Monday.
Pell City's win came from a few key players Glencoe will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Saniya McFarlin, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaniya Mitchell, who posted 12 points in addition to six boards and four steals.
Pell City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 10.1.
Glencoe is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Pell City, their victory bumped their record up to 5-16.
Glencoe strolled past Pell City in their previous matchup back in December of 2019 by a score of 47-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glencoe since the squad 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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