The Benjamin Russell Wildcats will take on the Calera Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Benjamin Russell duked it out withFairfield on Tuesday. Benjamin Russell fell to Fairfield 54-48. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Tigers are ranked third).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Calera beat Pleasant Grove 63-57 on Tuesday.
Calera pushed their record up to 11-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Benjamin Russell, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Benjamin Russell was able to grind out a solid victory over Calera when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 66-57. Does Benjamin Russell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Calera turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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