A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Hackleburg Panthers face off against the Brilliant Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday... The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hackleburg has five straight wins, Brilliant has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Hackleburg strolled past Shoals Christian with points to spare, taking the game 52-38. The Panthers pushed the score to 52-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Flame cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-27, which was the final score in Brilliant's tilt against Pickens County on Saturday.
Hackleburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Brilliant, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.
Everything came up roses for Hackleburg against Brilliant in their previous meeting on Tuesday, as the team secured a 79-35 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hackleburg since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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