Pell City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against the Shades Valley Mounties, falling 53-33. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Mounties are ranked 69th).
Pell City's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Shades Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Oxford the next time they take the court. Shades Valley will head out to face Oxford at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Pell City will host them at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th.
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