Basketball Game Preview: Thompson Warriors vs. Hale County Wildcats

Thompson is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Hale County is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 11:30 a.m. on Friday.

Thompson is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Shades Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Friday. They fell 45-37 to the Mounties.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hale County took on Sumter Central last Friday. Hale County breezed by Sumter Central to the tune of 63-15. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 23 points or more this season.

Hale County has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.1 points per game. As for Thompson, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.