Basketball Recap: Hoover Piles Up the Points Against Clay County

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Winfield, Hoover was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Clay County Panthers 46-19. The Huskies pushed the score to 34-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers had little chance of recovering from.

Hoover's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bella Haas, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Haas a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Zoey Hall, who posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and five steals.

Hoover smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Hoover's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-7. As for Clay County, they dropped their record down to 0-8 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Hoover and Grace Christian will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Clay County has already played their next match (against Midland Trail), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.