Two dominant guards in Caleb Short and Dylan Heald are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Verbena Red Devils will head out to face off against the Indian Springs Student at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Verbena was able to grind out a solid victory over Gaylesville, taking the game 66-53.
Kamari Ceasar
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Verbena's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kamari Ceasar led the charge by putting up 14 points along with eight boards and six steals. Those six steals gave Ceasar a new career-high. Short was another key player, scoring ten points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Indian Springs humbled Holy Family Catholic with a 68-26 victory. Given the Student's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Tornadoes are ranked 454th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Verbena better focus on containing Heald and Ben Simms as the pair were huge in Indian Springs' win. Heald posted 23 points, while Simms had 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Markstein, who put up eight points.
Indian Springs is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Verbena, their win bumped their record up to 6-13.
Verbena suffered a grim 53-33 defeat to Indian Springs when the teams last played back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Simms, who earned 19 points and three steals. Now that Verbena knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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