Deshler is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Florence is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The two teams will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Deshler knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matches -- so hopefully Florence likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Deshler humbled Sheffield with a 67-31 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Florence came up short against Bob Jones on Friday, falling 68-43. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Patriots are ranked eighth).
Deshler is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.9 points. As for Florence, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Everything came up roses for Deshler against Florence when the teams last played two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 66-31 win. Will Deshler repeat their success, or does Florence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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