The Dallas County Hornets basketball squad (Plantersville, AL), was crushed 69-28 in Monday's non-league battle with the visiting Hatch Bobcats (Uniontown, AL)

With the victory, Hatch advances its record to 15-2 on the year. The Bobcats travel to Linden (Linden, AL) to meet the Patriots in a 1A Area 5 battle on Tuesday, January 14. The Patriots enter the battle with a record of 3-12.

The Hornets now own a 0-15 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Southside for a non-league battle on Thursday, January 16. Dallas County will meet a Panthers squad coming off a 64-21 league loss to Thomasville (Thomasville, AL). The Panthers record now stands at 4-11.