Basketball Preview: Pell City Panthers vs. Hewitt-Trussville Huskies
Pell City hasn't had much luck against Hewitt-Trussville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The two teams will face off at 3:00 p.m. without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Pell City focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 27 on Thursday.
Pell City is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They took a 47-33 bruising from Mountain Brook.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Saniya McFarlin, who went 6 for 13 en route to 18 points. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in threes (six). Another player making a difference was Kahlyn Martin, who scored three points.
Meanwhile, Hewitt-Trussville didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Gadsden City on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 57-52 win.
Pell City suffered a grim 62-38 defeat to Hewitt-Trussville in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Pell City, Jordan Hunter (who went 8 for 12 en route to 21 points plus two blocks) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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