The Hewitt-Trussville Huskies will challenge the Clay-Chalkville Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hewitt-Trussville will be strutting in after a victory while Clay-Chalkville will be coming in after a defeat.
Clay-Chalkville will be up against a hot Hewitt-Trussville squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Hewitt-Trussville strolled past Hueytown with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 58-40. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Golden Gophers are ranked 156th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Clay-Chalkville's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a blow against Hoover, falling 68-18. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Hewitt-Trussville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 18-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Clay-Chalkville, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-11.
Hewitt-Trussville beat Clay-Chalkville 73-61 in their previous meeting back in November of 2017. Will Hewitt-Trussville repeat their success, or does Clay-Chalkville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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