The Pleasant Home Eagles will take on the W.S. Neal Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pleasant Home knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matchups -- so hopefully W.S. Neal likes a good challenge.
Pleasant Home is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Straughn just ended the team's nine-game winning streak back in December of 2024. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to the Tigers. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Eagles came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Tigers are ranked 312th).
Despite the loss, Pleasant Home got top-tier performance from John Luke Colvin, who went 7 of 15 en route to 20 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Dillan Purifoy, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards.
Meanwhile, W.S. Neal waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They rang in the new year with a 77-65 win over the Jaguars.
W.S. Neal is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.1 points per game. As for Pleasant Home, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
Everything came up roses for Pleasant Home against W.S. Neal when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as the squad secured an 87-45 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pleasant Home since the team 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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