The Tuscaloosa County Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Hale County Wildcats at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Tuscaloosa County faced off against Cullman on Friday. Tuscaloosa County had to suffer through a 72-26 loss at the hands of Cullman. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Bearcats are ranked 78th).
Meanwhile, Hale County hadn't done well against Central recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Hale County came out on top in a nail-biter against Central, sneaking past 48-45. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Tuscaloosa County better keep an eye on Lailah Hill. She was instrumental in Hale County's win, going 6 for 13 on her way to 17 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. That's the most steals Hill has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Kynaja Marshall, who posted six points and 14 rebounds.
Hale County's record now sits at 9-5. As for Tuscaloosa County, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Tuscaloosa County took their win against Hale County in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 54-33. Will Tuscaloosa County repeat their success, or does Hale County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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