The Mortimer Jordan Blue Devils will face off against the Austin Black Bears at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Mortimer Jordan is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alabama's top teams: Moody, who was ranked 20th at the time (Mortimer Jordan was ranked 16th). Mortimer Jordan took a 62-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Moody on Thursday. Mortimer Jordan has struggled against Moody recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Austin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by Madison Academy 52-25. The contest marked the Black Bears' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Austin's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Mortimer Jordan, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.
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