Billingsley is 1-9 against Maplesville since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Billingsley Bears will head out to square off against the Maplesville Red Devils at 6:30 p.m.
Billingsley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 66 points on Monday, they were much more limited against Marion on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 60-23 loss at the hands of the Rams. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 433rd, while the Rams are ranked 188th).
Meanwhile, Maplesville got the win against Ellwood Christian on Tuesday by a conclusive 59-33. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 20 points or more this season.
Maplesville's win came from a few key players Billingsley will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Chris Simon, who posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Abbott, who scored 18 points and five boards.
Maplesville was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
The win made it two in a row for Maplesville and bumps their season record up to 8-2. As for Billingsley, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Billingsley came up short against Maplesville in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 42-31. Can Billingsley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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