Basketball Recap: Carver Birmingham Drops Highest Score of Season Against Bessemer City

Rams

Team Score

01/03/25 vs Bessemer City	71
11/16/24 vs Bullock County	67
12/17/24 @ Bessemer City	66
12/03/24 @ Jackson-Olin	66
11/19/24 @ Tarrant	65

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carver Birmingham). They put the hurt on the Bessemer City Tigers with a sharp 71-47 victory on Friday. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Tigers are ranked 371st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Carver Birmingham is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.1 points per game. As for Bessemer City, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.

Carver Birmingham will head out on the road to square off against Leeds at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bessemer City, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Calera at 7:30 p.m.