The Long Rebels will challenge the Ariton Purple Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Long will be strutting in after a win while Ariton will be coming in after a defeat.
Ariton will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Long extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday. The Rebels put the hurt on Barbour County with a sharp 50-30 victory.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Ariton's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 56-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Abbeville.
Long's win bumped their record up to 11-14. As for Ariton, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 16-4.
Long came up short against Ariton in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 58-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Purple Cats' Cooper Murphy, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 17 rebounds. Now that the Rebels know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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