The Hale County Wildcats will square off against the Tuscaloosa County Wildcats at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hale County will be strutting in after a victory while Tuscaloosa County will be coming in after a loss.
Hale County will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Central, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Hale County narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Central 48-45. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
| 12/10/24 @ Central | 5 |
| 12/11/23 @ Hillcrest | 4 |
| 01/11/24 @ Northside | 4 |
| 11/19/24 @ Marion | 4 |
| 12/21/23 @ Keith | 4 |
Lailah Hill was her usual excellent self, going 6 of 13 en route to 17 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. That's the most steals she has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Kynaja Marshall, who posted six points and 14 boards.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Tuscaloosa County took on Cullman on Friday. Tuscaloosa County was outmatched by Cullman and fell 72-26. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Bearcats are ranked 78th).
Tuscaloosa County has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season. As for Hale County, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Hale County might still be hurting after the 54-33 defeat they got from Tuscaloosa County in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Hale County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
