Basketball Recap: Chilton County Comes Up Short

It was a proper cat-fight when Chilton County duked it out withElmore County on Tuesday. The Chilton County Tigers fell 65-53 to the Elmore County Panthers. The Tigers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 56-49.

When it comes to explaining why Chilton County lost, don't look at Cayden Meank. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 11 on his way to 18 points. The matchup was Meank's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Smitherman, who posted 12 points.

Chilton County dropped their record down to 3-7 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Elmore County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Chilton County will host Wetumpka at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wetumpka is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.8 points per game this season. As for Elmore County, they will face off against Stanhope Elmore at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Stanhope Elmore knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Elmore County likes a good challenge.