Basketball Recap: Tuscaloosa County Gets Big Win over Higher-Ranked Hillcrest

Tuscaloosa County hadn't done well against Hillcrest recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Tuscaloosa County Wildcats came out on top against the Hillcrest Patriots by a score of 65-55. The win was all the more spectacular given the Wildcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Patriots are ranked 18th).

Tuscaloosa County is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Hillcrest, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-7.

Tuscaloosa County has already played their next game (against Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hillcrest and Bibb County will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played.