The Southern Academy Cougars posted their biggest win yet this season on Friday. They blew past Wilcox Academy 52-23 on the road. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Southern Academy also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2023.
Southern Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Madeline Chapman, who scored two points along with seven assists and five steals. Chapman is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Sluder, who scored nine points.
The victory makes it two in a row for Southern Academy and bumps their season record up to 12-2. As for Wilcox Academy, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
Southern Academy will look to defend their home court on Monday against Restoration Academy at 6:00 p.m. Restoration Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings (they are ranked 228th, while Southern Academy is ranked 83rd). As for Wilcox Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Morgan Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
