Having just played yesterday, the Hueytown Golden Gophers will head out on the road to face off against the Ramsay Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Hueytown lost to Hewitt-Trussville at home by a 58-40 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Gophers in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Ramsay came tearing into Monday's matchup with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Greenwave 54-15. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Greenwave are ranked 277th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ramsay has also been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Hueytown, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
Hueytown didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Ramsay when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 45-39 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hueytown 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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