Having just played yesterday, the Wetumpka Indians will get right back to it and host the Alabama Christian Academy Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Wetumpka focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 18 on Monday.
On Monday, Wetumpka didn't have quite enough to beat Tallassee and fell 53-51. The Indians were up 40-24 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Despite the defeat, Wetumpka saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aaliyah Humphrey almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Humphrey has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Lillian Willborn, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 15 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Wetumpka smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alabama Christian Academy). They breezed by New Brockton to the tune of 64-32 last Monday. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Alabama Christian Academy pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points per game. As for Wetumpka, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Wetumpka took their victory against Alabama Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2022 by a conclusive 60-37. Will Wetumpka repeat their success, or does Alabama Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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