Basketball Recap: Hackleburg Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

Panthers

Previous 4 Games

01/14/25 vs Brilliant	58-44
01/13/25 vs Phillips	83-34
01/09/25 vs Hubbertville	49-35
01/07/25 @ Vina	50-31

Hackleburg came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Brilliant Tigers 58-44. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 40-24 victory the Tigers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2024.

Despite the defeat, Brilliant had strong showings from Hadlee Sanderson, who posted 13 points and eight boards, and Macy Moore, who went 6 of 14 en route to 19 points. Sanderson has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 25 times she's played.

Hackleburg has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points per game. As for Brilliant, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6.

Hackleburg has already played their next matchup, a 71-53 win against Phillips on the 15th. Brilliant has also already played their next game (against Marion County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.