The Moody Blue Devils will face off against the Oak Mountain Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Moody is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Homewood just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 63-62 to the Patriots. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Blue Devils came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Patriots are ranked 85th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Mountain). They enjoyed a cozy 65-48 win over John Carroll Catholic last Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Oak Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 6-14. As for Moody, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Moody strolled past Oak Mountain in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 61-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moody 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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