The Vigor Wolves are taking a road trip to face off against the Fairhope Pirates at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Vigor is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Tuesday, Vigor had just enough and edged Murphy out 42-40.
Meanwhile, Fairhope posted their biggest win since January 9th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Baker as Fairhope made off with a 54-32 victory. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Hornets are ranked 274th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win (which was Fairhope's third in a row) raised their record to 6-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Vigor, they pushed their record up to 8-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Vigor was able to grind out a solid win over Fairhope when the teams last played back in January, winning 56-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vigor since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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