A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Saks Wildcats challenge the Weaver Bearcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday... Saks is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Saks will head into Tuesday's match having proved themselves against Randolph County: Saks took a 23-point loss the last time they faced off against Randolph County, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Saks skirted past Randolph County 47-45. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Tigers are ranked 277th), the result last Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/14/25 vs Randolph County | 3 |
01/09/25 @ Wellborn | 2 |
01/07/25 @ Weaver | 9 |
01/03/25 vs Jacksonville Christian Academy | 3 |
12/27/24 @ Etowah | 6 |
12/19/24 @ Faith Christian | 8 |
Saks got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sania Angel out in front who posted 12 points along with five boards and three steals. Angel has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Alonna Crews was another key player, going 5 of 12 on her way to 14 points.
Weaver hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They strolled past White Plains with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 45-31.
Saks is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Weaver, their win bumped their record up to 4-18.
Saks strolled past Weaver in their previous matchup on January 7th by a score of 60-44. Will Saks repeat their success, or does Weaver have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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