The Shelby County Wildcats will square off against the Thorsby Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Shelby County is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Shelby County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 55 points on Monday, they were much more limited against Hartselle on Tuesday. They were outmatched by the Tigers on the road and fell 73-26. 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 289th, while the Tigers are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Thorsby, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with a 53-46 victory over Alabama Christian Academy on Thursday. The game marked the Rebels' most dominant win of the season so far.
Thorsby's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Shelby County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
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