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AritonElba
Purple Cats
25
Tigers
43

The Elba (AL) varsity basketball team won Friday's home non-conference game against Ariton (AL) by a score of 43-25.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ariton----25
Elba----43
Final score provided by S. Hammonds.
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Game Story

Alabama High School Basketball - Elba thwarted by Ariton

January 5, 2024: Elba, AL 36323

The Elba Tigers basketball team (Elba, AL), was toppled 67-59 in Friday's non-league battle with the visiting Ariton Purple Cats (Ariton, AL)

The Purple Cats now possess a 5-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Abbeville for a 2A Area 3 battle on Tuesday, January 9. Ariton will confront a Yellowjackets team coming off a 41-38 non-league win over Randolph-Clay (Cuthbert, GA). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 14-2.

The Tigers (10-4) will now prepare for their battle against Houston County (Columbia, AL). The Lions come into the 1A Area 2 battle with a 4-7 record. In their last battle, Houston County was toppled by Emmanuel Christian (Dothan, AL), 45-26, in a non-league battle.

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  1. MaxPreps

    Game Started
    Ariton
    Purple Cats
    0 - 0
    Elba
    Tigers
    Posted @ 7p

  2. D. Lamar

    End of 4th Quarter
    Ariton
    Purple Cats
    25 - 43
    Elba
    Tigers

  3. S. Hammonds

    Final
    Ariton
    Purple Cats
    25 - 43
    Elba
    Tigers
    Posted @ 2:52a

Rankings & Records

Ariton (23-24)

ALClass
31142
OverallRegionHomeAwayWin %Region %PFPA
10-163-64-76-9.385.3331,0031,062

Elba (23-24)

ALClass
1114
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
28-58-016-210-02-3.8481.0001,727998

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ariton		00029.038.6
Elba		11.08.813.112.452.3

Ariton Videos

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Elba Videos

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Head-to-Head

  • Elba won on 12/5/2023
    12/5 @ 5:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Elba----54
    Ariton----30

    The Elba (AL) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against Ariton (AL) by a score of 54-30.

    Box score
  • Elba won on 1/5/2024
    1/5 @ 5:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Ariton----25
    Elba----43

    The Ariton (AL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Elba (AL) by a score of 43-25.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Ariton3-2Elba4-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/27/23AritonZion Chapel(W) 57-612/12/23ElbaZion Chapel(W) 56-7
12/18/23Zion ChapelAriton(W) 51-92/1/24Zion ChapelElba(W) 59-11
11/30/23StraughnAriton(L) 41-2912/15/23StraughnElba(L) 37-30
1/26/24StraughnElba(W) 56-52
12/15/23New BrocktonAriton(W) 54-5012/14/23ElbaNew Brockton(W) 57-42
2/9/24AritonLuverne(L) 59-4112/29/23LuverneElba(L) 59-47

Record Breakdown

Ariton (23-24)

Elba (23-24)
10-16
Overall
28-5
3-6
League
9-0
6-8
Non-League
13-1
0-2
Head to Head
2-0
3-2
Common Opponent
4-2
4-7
Home
16-2
6-9
Away
10-0
0-0
Neutral
2-3
1-2
Playoff
4-1
10-16
In-State
28-5
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0