Having just played yesterday, the W.S. Neal Eagles will get right back to it and host the Pleasant Home Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. W.S. Neal knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Pleasant Home likes a good challenge.
On Monday, W.S. Neal beat Central 77-65. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 195th in Alabama, while the Jaguars are ranked 597th in Florida), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Home's undefeated season came to an end after nine games back in December of 2024. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to Straughn. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
W.S. Neal will have to contain John Luke Colvin as he made an impact in Pleasant Home's last game. He went 7 for 15 on his way to 20 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dillan Purifoy, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards.
W.S. Neal has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, 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 loss was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
W.S. Neal took a serious blow against Pleasant Home when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 87-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Purifoy, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. Now that W.S. Neal knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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