Basketball Recap: Althaveon Hoskins' Big Game Can't Quite Lead West Tallahatchie over South Delta

West Tallahatchie lost a heartbreaker to South Delta when they met back in February, and they left with a heavy heart again on Tuesday. The West Tallahatchie Choctaws fell to the South Delta Bulldogs 67-62. The matchup was a 34-34 toss-up at halftime, but the Choctaws couldn't quite close it out.

West Tallahatchie's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Althaveon Hoskins, who went 6 for 7 on his way to 13 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Hoskins has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Roosevelt Phillips, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Delta to victory, but perhaps none more so than Amarion Sanders, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 21 points and eight assists. That's the most assists Sanders has posted since back in January. Another player making a difference was Justin Stamps, who went 7 of 8 on his way to 17 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards.

West Tallahatchie's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for South Delta, they pushed their record up to 5-6 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.

West Tallahatchie will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Leland at 7:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. South Delta also won't see the court for a while: their next contest is against Simmons at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025.