Straughn and Geneva are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Straughn Tigers challenge the Geneva Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Straughn has three straight wins, Geneva has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Straughn is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since November 18th last Friday. Everything went their way against Wicksburg as Straughn made off with a 54-32 win.
Clark Jordan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Driver, who posted ten points and seven rebounds.
Straughn smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Geneva was beaten by Providence Christian 72-45 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the Eagles are ranked 74th).
Geneva's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Straughn, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11.
Straughn didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Geneva when the teams last played back in February of 2022, but they still walked away with a 38-34 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Straughn 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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