The Wilson Warriors will take on the Haleyville Lions at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Wilson's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matchups.
While Wilson didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took down Hatton 66-52 on Saturday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Hornets are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Haleyville unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took an 80-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of Russellville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (62), the Lions still had to take the loss.
Haleyville's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Wilson, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Wilson didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Haleyville in their previous meeting back in November, but they still walked away with a 69-63 win. Does Wilson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Haleyville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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