Alexandria and Talladega are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2020, but not for long. The Alexandria Valley Cubs will challenge the Talladega Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Alexandria ended up a good deal behind Cherokee County and lost 60-41. The loss continues a trend for the Valley Cubs in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost eight in a row.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Talladega challenged Munford on Wednesday. Everything went Talladega's way against Munford as Talladega made off with a 49-29 win. With the Tigers ahead 32-9 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Alexandria better keep an eye on Zae Cunningham. She was instrumental in Talladega's win, putting up 14 points along with five boards and five steals. Cunningham has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Destiny Twymon, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 11 points.
The victory got Talladega back to even at 10-10. As for Alexandria, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Alexandria was able to grind out a solid win over Talladega in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, winning 66-53. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alexandria 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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