The Huffman Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Homewood Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Huffman heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Tuesday. They took a 67-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mountain Brook. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Spartans are ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, Homewood came tearing into Tuesday's game with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 55-37.
Homewood is also on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.1 points per game. As for Huffman, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season.
Huffman ended up a good deal behind Homewood in their previous matchup back in January, losing 67-52. Can Huffman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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