The Flomaton Hurricanes will face off against the T.R. Miller Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Flomaton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Monday, Flomaton took a serious blow against Georgiana, falling 91-51. While losing is never fun, Flomaton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 380th, while Georgiana is ranked 110th).
Meanwhile, T.R. Miller was just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 42-41 to Excel. T.R. Miller has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
T.R. Miller's loss came about despite a quality game from Heath Kirkland, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 10 rebounds. The game was Kirkland's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Brodie Anthony was another key contributor, scoring 5 points along with 7 rebounds.
Flomaton's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for T.R. Miller, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Flomaton came up short against T.R. Miller when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 49-43. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of T.R. Miller's Kirkland, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Flomaton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
