Basketball Recap: Oak Mountain Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with Hewitt-Trussville

On Friday, Oak Mountain faced Hewitt-Trussville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Oak Mountain Eagles fell 50-39 to the Hewitt-Trussville Huskies. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Oak Mountain dropped their record down to 19-7 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Hewitt-Trussville, with the victory, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 17-8.

Oak Mountain will challenge Hoover at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hoover will roll in looking for their 26th straight win, something Oak Mountain surely won't give up without a fight. As for Hewitt-Trussville, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Moody at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hewitt-Trussville is facing Moody at the right time seeing as Moody is stuck on a four-game losing streak.