The Gardendale Rockets will head out on the road to square off against the Pinson Valley Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gardendale has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Gardendale will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Hueytown, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Gardendale managed a 57-51 victory over Hueytown on Friday.
Meanwhile, Pinson Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were dealt a 45-16 defeat at the hands of Clay-Chalkville. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Cougars are ranked 98th).
Gardendale is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Pinson Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Gardendale barely slipped by Pinson Valley in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 49-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gardendale since the team 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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