The Vestavia Hills Rebels and the Pelham Panthers will round out the year against one another at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pelham took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Vestavia Hills, who comes in off a win.
Vestavia Hills is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Scott County with a sharp 78-53 win on Saturday. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 24th in Alabama, while the Cardinals are ranked 154th in Kentucky), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pelham didn't have quite enough to beat Woodlawn on Wednesday and fell 53-51.
Vestavia Hills pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pelham, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8.
Everything came up roses for Vestavia Hills against Pelham in their previous matchup back in November of 2020, as the squad secured a 67-37 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vestavia Hills 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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