Graceville and Malone are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Graceville Tigers will welcome the Malone Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Graceville will bounce into Monday's game after beating Cottondale, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Graceville came out on top in a nail-biter against Cottondale on Thursday, sneaking past 56-53. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted since December 19, 2023.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Malone on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Vernon out of the water with a 69-13 final score. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Graceville better keep an eye on Jackson Welch. He was instrumental in Malone's win, going 7 of 11 on his way to 18 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasper Cook, who posted eight points along with nine rebounds and three blocks.
Malone was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Graceville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Malone, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-5.
Graceville couldn't quite finish off Malone in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 57-54. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Welch, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 boards. Now that Graceville knows 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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