The Pelham Panthers and the Hueytown Golden Gophers will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pelham has three straight wins, Hueytown has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Pelham is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed past Calera to the tune of 77-35 on Friday. The Panthers pushed the score to 60-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had no chance of recovering from.
Ally Barfield
| 12/12/25 vs Calera | 44% |
| 12/11/25 vs Marbury | 43% |
| 12/09/25 vs Pell City | 67% |
| 12/02/25 @ Mountain Brook | 60% |
| 12/01/25 @ Prattville | 67% |
| 11/25/25 vs Briarwood Christian | 70% |
Pelham relied on the efforts of Tee King, who dropped a triple-double with 16 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists, and Ally Barfield, who went 8-for-15 on her way to 23 points and six boards. Barfield is also on a roll when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy, as she's posted one of at least 43% in the last six games she's played. Janiah Harris was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and ten rebounds.
Pelham smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hueytown ended up a good deal behind Shades Valley on Monday and lost 50-36. While losing is never fun, the Golden Gophers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Mounties are ranked 67th).
Pelham will have to keep a close watch on Jatoria Duncan and Arkia Johnson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Hueytown's prior game. Duncan posted six points and four steals, while Johnson scored four points.
Hueytown's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Pelham, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Pelham strolled past Hueytown when the teams last played back in November by a score of 49-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the squad 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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