The Clay-Chalkville Cougars will face off against the Hoover Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Clay-Chalkville faced off against Pell City on Thursday. Clay-Chalkville came out on top against Pell City by a score of 45-38. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Panthers are ranked 225th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hoover made easy work of Neshoba Central on Saturday and carried off a 72-50 victory. The Buccaneers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Clay-Chalkville's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for Hoover, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Clay-Chalkville was able to grind out a solid victory over Hoover in their previous meeting back in November of 2014, winning 53-45. Will Clay-Chalkville repeat their success, or does Hoover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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