Huntsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 53-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Albertville Aggies. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Aggies are ranked 18th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Albertville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lani Smallwood, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. The matchup was Smallwood's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mylie Butler, who went 6 of 14 on her way to 13 points and five rebounds.
Huntsville's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Albertville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Huntsville Panthers face off against the Grissom Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Albertville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-50 win against Mortimer Jordan on the 9th.
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