Basketball Game Preview: Verbena Red Devils vs. Maplesville Red Devils

Verbena is 0-10 against Maplesville since December of 2020 but things could change on Monday. The Verbena Red Devils will look to defend their home court against the Maplesville Red Devils at 7:00 p.m.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-49, which was the final score in Verbena's tilt against Beulah last Friday. The Red Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Caleb Short

Steals

12/06/24 vs Beulah	2
12/05/24 @ Fayetteville	5
12/03/24 @ Isabella	6
11/21/24 vs Horseshoe Bend	2

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Caleb Short, who posted 13 points and six assists. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kamari Ceasar, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 14 points.

Short wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Verbena was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Maplesville won against Ellwood Christian on Tuesday with 52 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. Maplesville really took it to Isabella for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-17 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-13.

Verbena better keep an eye on Devon Nix. He was instrumental in Maplesville's win, putting up six points in addition to ten steals and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Simon, who put up 12 points.

The win made it two in a row for Maplesville and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Verbena, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Verbena was dealt a bruising 59-19 loss at the hands of Maplesville in their previous matchup back in January. Can Verbena avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.