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| 01/02/25 - Home | 56-33 W |
| 02/07/24 - Home | 65-59 W |
| 01/29/24 - Home | 53-44 W |
| 01/22/24 - Away | 61-24 W |
| 01/31/23 - Away | 49-34 W |
| + 5 more games |
Elba has gone 9-1 against Brantley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Elba Tigers will take on the Brantley Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Elba will be strutting in after a victory while Brantley will be coming in after a loss.
Brantley is hoping to do what Red Level couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Elba's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Elba blew past Red Level 60-9. Elba has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Brantley unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 60-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kinston. The contest was a 29-29 toss-up at halftime, but Brantley couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the defeat, Brantley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore CoCo Stamps went 8 for 15 on her way to 20 points in addition to six boards and six steals. Stamps is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 32 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Grimes, who went 7 of 12 on her way to 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Brantley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 16 consecutive games.
Elba has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Brantley, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.
Elba took their win against Brantley in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 56-33. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Stamps, who went 7 of 14 on her way to 19 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Elba still be able to contain Stamps? There's only one way to find out.
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