Handley lost against Opelika back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Handley Tigers were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 50-49 to the Opelika Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 19th).
Handley dropped their record down to 9-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Opelika, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-5.
Handley will square off against Wadley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Opelika, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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