Basketball Recap: Hackleburg Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

01/15/25 @ Phillips	71-53
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 had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 71-53 win over the Phillips Bears. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Bears are ranked 369th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hackleburg has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Phillips, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-12.

Hackleburg has already played their next contest (against Marion County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Phillips will be playing at home against Colbert Heights at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.