After flying high against Tallavana Christian last Monday, Altha came back down to earth. The Altha Wildcats took a 45-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Malone Tigers. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 76-62 back in December of 2024.
It was another big night for Jamerious Sims, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds for Malone. The dominant performance gave Sims a new career-high in points. Hoke Harkrider was another key player, putting up eight points.
Altha's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Malone, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Altha will head out on the road to challenge North Bay Haven Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Malone, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 68-37 win against Northside Methodist Academy on the 30th.
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