Basketball Recap: Hooper Academy Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

Hooper Academy won the last time they faced Lowndes Academy and things went their way on Thursday too. The Hooper Academy Colts walked away with a 45-35 win over the Lowndes Academy Rebels. Given the Colts' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Rebels are ranked 328th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Hooper Academy's victory bumped their record up to 19-2. As for Lowndes Academy, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Hooper Academy will face off against Fort Dale Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lowndes Academy has already played their next contest (against Wilcox Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.