The Lawrence County Red Devils and the Hatton Hornets will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Lawrence County will head into Monday's game out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They came up short against Athens, falling 64-44. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 48th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Braylon Dame, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Newton, who posted five points.
Meanwhile, Hatton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were dealt a 74-42 loss at the hands of West Point.
Hatton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Lawrence County, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Lawrence County strolled past Hatton in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 68-50. Does Lawrence County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hatton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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