After three games on the road, Hatch is heading back home. They will take on the Keith Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hatch's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matches.
Hatch can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Johnson 102-49 on the road. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Hatch has posted yet this season.
Meanwhile, Keith had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.8 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They blew past Johnson 83-13 on the road. Given Keith's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while Johnson is ranked 470th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Keith's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tommy Tisdale III, who scored 24 points. Miles Hannah was another key contributor, scoring 24 points.
Hatch's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Keith, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Hatch came up short against Keith when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 74-70. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tisdale III, who scored 35 points. Now that Hatch knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
