Brilliant was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Mars Hill Bible Panthers, falling 79-43. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Panthers are ranked 25th).
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Hadlee Sanderson, who posted 17 points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Macy Moore, who had 11 points.
Brilliant's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8. As for Mars Hill Bible, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-3.
Brilliant will square off against Winfield at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brilliant is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.3 points per game this season. As for Mars Hill Bible, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Scottsboro at 6:00 p.m. on January 28th.
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