The Plainview Bears will face off against the New Hope Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Plainview comes in on ten and New Hope on nine.
Last Saturday, Plainview made easy work of Douglas and carried off a 67-41 victory. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, New Hope was able to grind out a solid win over Boaz on Saturday, taking the game 56-48. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Pirates are ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Hope has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Plainview, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4.
Everything went Plainview's way against New Hope in their previous meeting back in February of 2017, as Plainview made off with a 59-34 win. Will Plainview repeat their success, or does New Hope have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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