Escambia Academy is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Wilcox Academy is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Having just played yesterday, the Escambia Academy Cougars will get right back to it and host the Wilcox Academy Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on January 23rd. Escambia Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Wilcox Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Escambia Academy can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 65-34 victory over Snook Christian Academy. Given Escambia Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while Snook Christian Academy is ranked 394th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Escambia Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Bell, who scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinton Odom, who scored 17 points.
Meanwhile, Wilcox Academy ended up a good deal behind Escambia Academy on Thursday and lost 47-33. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Wilcox Academy has scored all season.
Escambia Academy's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Wilcox Academy, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-1.
Escambia Academy strolled past Wilcox Academy in their previous meeting on Thursday by a score of 47-33. Does Escambia Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wilcox Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
