The Chipley Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Vernon Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Chipley has four straight wins, Vernon has 24 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Chipley will head into Saturday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 29-point drubbing they dealt Central on Saturday. Chipley blew past Central, posting a 61-32 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Vernon played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 69-13 defeat at the hands of Malone. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 757th, while the Tigers are ranked 328th).
Chipley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Vernon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything came up roses for Chipley against Vernon in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured an 80-31 win. Does Chipley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vernon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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