The Maplesville Red Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Billingsley Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Maplesville will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Isabella, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Maplesville took down Isabella 38-24 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Devils.
Meanwhile, Billingsley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 33-25.
Maplesville better focus on containing Alana Jones and Derrica Motley as the pair were huge in Billingsley's win. Jones dropped a double-double on ten points and 18 boards, while Motley dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Jones is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last 43 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Camia Sheppard, who posted no points along with seven boards and six steals.
Billingsley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 44 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Billingsley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.5 points per game. As for Maplesville, they pushed their record up to 9-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Maplesville might still be hurting after the 52-28 loss they got from Billingsley in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Maplesville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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