The Birmingham Patriots will take on the King/Drew Golden Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Birmingham sitting on ten straight wins and King/Drew on three.
With a playoff game on the line, Birmingham rose to the challenge on Saturday. They strolled past the Cougars with points to spare, taking the game 76-62. That's two games straight that Birmingham has won by exactly 14 points.
Devyn Berry and Samantha Velasquez were among the main playmakers for Birmingham as the former scored 14 points along with five assists and two steals and the latter scored 18 points along with three steals. Velasquez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 11 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Natalie E. lopez, who scored seven points along with nine assists.
Meanwhile, King/Drew beat Palisades 56-45 on Friday.
Birmingham is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for King/Drew, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-7.
Birmingham and King/Drew were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, but Birmingham came up empty-handed after a 53-52 loss. Can Birmingham avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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