The New Hope Indians pushed their score all the way to 56 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Susan Moore 60-56. While losing is never fun, New Hope can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while Susan Moore is ranked 22nd).
Susan Moore's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mallorie Holland led the charge by scoring 25 points along with 7 rebounds. The game was Holland's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Lani Smallwood, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 10 rebounds.
New Hope has yet to win a match at home this season, leaving them with a 4-6 record. As for Susan Moore, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Hope will take on North Jackson at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Susan Moore, they will be playing at home against Vinemont at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Vinemont focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday.
