The Chickasaw Chieftains are taking a road trip to take on the Clarke County Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Chickasaw is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They strolled past Washington County with points to spare, taking the game 58-44.
Meanwhile, Clarke County had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 66-41 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Eagles are ranked 393rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chickasaw pushed their record up to 11-11 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Clarke County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Chickasaw came up short against Clarke County when the teams last played back in January, falling 64-59. Can Chickasaw avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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