There's no place like home for Stanhope Elmore, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 75-59 win over the Chilton County Tigers on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Mustangs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Stanhope Elmore found their leader in sophomore Kaleb Sanders, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 31 points. Those 31 points set a new season-high mark for Sanders. Judah Gilbert was another key player, posting ten points in addition to eight rebounds and six assists.
Stanhope Elmore was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Chilton County lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jordan Simon, who had 13 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Meank, who earned 15 points along with four steals.
The victory snapped Stanhope Elmore's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-6 record. As for Chilton County, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-6.
Stanhope Elmore has already played their next match (against Chilton County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Chilton County, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Chilton County Tigers duke it out with the Elmore County Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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