When these two teams faced off last season, the Crimson Tide handily defeated the Wildcats by nearly a point and a half. You can never say never when it comes to SEC gymnastics, but all signs point to this year’s matchup being much tighter. Neither team has room to coast, but Kentucky is the clear the favorite: Not only does it have home floor advantage, it outranks Alabama on every event except floor. Additionally, it’s unclear whether Alabama’s upperclassmen Makarri Doggette and Shallon Olsen will be competing, leaving up to seven routines with 9.9-plus potential to fill.
Another interesting layer to this meet is that neither teams’ star all-arounders have had a strong start to the season: Alabama’s Luisa Blanco and Lilly Hudson have both displayed uncharacteristic errors on all four events while Kentucky’s Raena Worley has struggled to hone her landings.
Rotation 1: Kentucky vault, Alabama bars
AFTER ONE ROTATIONS:
Rotation 2: Alabama vault, Kentucky bars
AFTER TWO ROTATIONS:
Rotation 3: Kentucky beam, Alabama floor
AFTER THREE ROTATIONS:
Rotation 4: Alabama beam, Kentucky floor
FINAL:
VT:
UB:
BB:
FX:
AA:
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