On Thursday, Hatton came up short against Shoals Christian and fell 56-47. Hatton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Sarah Davis (2025) continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Shoals Christian, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 16 rebounds. The matchup was Davis (2025)'s 15th in a row with at least ten points. Abby Owens was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
Hatton's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Shoals Christian, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Hatton will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Covenant Christian at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Covenant Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings (they are ranked 376th, while Hatton is ranked 166th). Shoals Christian will finish 2023 at home by hosting Lexington at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.