The Oak Mountain Eagles will head out to square off against the Vestavia Hills Rebels at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Mountain is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 87-29, which was the final score in Oak Mountain's tilt against Hoover on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Buccaneers are ranked second).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Vestavia Hills, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They strolled past Hewitt-Trussville with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 58-40.
Vestavia Hills pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.8 points. As for Oak Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 6-17.
Oak Mountain was taken down by Vestavia Hills 63-33 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Oak Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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