The Minor Tigers waltzed into their game Thursday with three straight wins but they left with four. They blew past Bessemer City 81-42 at home. Given Minor's advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while Bessemer City is ranked 345th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Matthew Grice went supernova for Minor, scoring 20 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. Those 20 points set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Carmelo Burroughs, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
Minor has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Bessemer City, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-13.
Minor and Pelham will face off at 5:30 p.m. on December 29, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Bessemer City won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Murphy at 4:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023. Murphy is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 60.4 points per game.
