Springwood and Macon-East Montgomery Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2020, but not for long. The Springwood Wildcats just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Macon-East Montgomery Academy Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Springwood's favor as the squad sits on 14 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Macon-East Montgomery Academy has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Monday, Springwood was able to grind out a solid win over Konos Academy, taking the game 54-45. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 185th in Alabama, while the Condor are ranked 502nd in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Macon-East Montgomery Academy ended up a good deal behind Abbeville Christian Academy on Thursday and lost 66-47.
Springwood will have to contain Thaddeus McKinney as he made an impact in Macon-East Montgomery Academy's last game. He went 5 of 6 on his way to 13 points. Those 13 points gave McKinney a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jacob Johnson, who posted ten points.
Springwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Macon-East Montgomery Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Springwood didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Macon-East Montgomery Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 43-37 victory. Will Springwood repeat their success, or does Macon-East Montgomery Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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