Locust Fork hasn't had much luck against Mortimer Jordan recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Locust Fork Hornets will face off against the Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. Locust Fork knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 matchups -- so hopefully Mortimer Jordan likes a good challenge.
Locust Fork saw some tournament action on Tuesday. They fell 84-74 to Hayden. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (71), the Hornets still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mortimer Jordan). They escaped with a win on Friday against Cullman by the margin of a single free throw, 75-74. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Blue Devils' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Bearcats are ranked 21st).
Mortimer Jordan's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 8-14. As for Locust Fork, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-3.
Locust Fork came up short against Mortimer Jordan in their previous matchup back in February of 2016, falling 56-51. Can Locust Fork avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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