The Benjamin Russell Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Sylacauga Aggies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Benjamin Russell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Childersburg to the tune of 72-43 on Tuesday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Tigers are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/10/24 vs Childersburg | 23 |
| 12/06/24 @ Central of Coosa County | 19 |
| 12/05/24 @ Opelika | 18 |
| 12/03/24 vs Auburn | 15 |
| 11/27/24 vs Helena | 21 |
It was another big night for Iasia Anderson, who went 10 of 18 en route to 23 points along with seven assists and seven steals. Her evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ami Edwards, who went 8 of 17 on her way to 18 points.
Meanwhile, everything went Sylacauga's way against Lincoln on Friday as Sylacauga made off with a 63-37 win.
The victory made it two in a row for Benjamin Russell and bumps their season record up to 11-4. As for Sylacauga, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Benjamin Russell strolled past Sylacauga in their previous matchup back in January of 2022 by a score of 46-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Benjamin Russell 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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