W.S. Neal hasn't had much luck against Escambia County recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The W.S. Neal Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Escambia County Blue Devils at 2:30 p.m.
W.S. Neal is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They were beaten by Jackson 76-38. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Aggies are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Escambia County, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Hillcrest 55-52.
Escambia County has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for W.S. Neal, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
W.S. Neal was taken down by Escambia County 96-65 when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Escambia County's Cleo Bolar, who went 15 of 26 on his way to 45 points and six steals. Now that W.S. Neal 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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