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| 01/14/25 - Away | 49-53 L |
| 01/12/24 - Home | 50-48 W |
| 12/08/23 - Away | 43-46 L |
| 01/13/23 - Away | 58-42 W |
| 12/02/22 - Home | 42-57 L |
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Hoover and McKinley are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2021, but not for long. The Hoover Vikings will welcome the McKinley Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Friday, Hoover needed a bit of extra time to put away Perry. They walked away with a 57-49 win over the Panthers. The victory almost wasn't to be: the Vikings were down 34-18 in the second quarter.
Meanwhile, McKinley suffered their closest defeat since December 7, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Jackson by a score of 74-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (70), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Hoover will need to focus on slowing down Reed Sims Jr, one of several McKinley players who made an impact when they last played. He went 9 for 21 to rack up 21 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Chavers, who went 6 of 15 en route to 16 points and three steals.
Even though they lost, McKinley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matchups.
McKinley's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 10-1 and their overall record down to 14-5. As for Hoover, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Hoover came up short against McKinley when the teams last played back in January, falling 53-49. Will Hoover have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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