The Central Wildcats will take on the Hatton Hornets at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central has six straight wins, Hatton has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Central didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 66-59 victory over Deshler on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Hatton took a blow against Brooks on Tuesday, falling 71-38. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the Lions are ranked 115th).
Central's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Hatton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Central came up short against Hatton when the teams last played back in January, falling 70-61. Can Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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