Tennessee High School Basketball - Rhea County thwarts McMinn County
January 5, 2024: Evensville, TN 37332 The Rhea County Golden Eagles (Evensville, TN) basketball knocked off the visiting McMinn County Cherokees (Athens, TN), 83-75 in Friday's league test.
The Golden Eagles (20-3) will now prepare for their test against Soddy Daisy (Soddy Daisy, TN). The Trojans go into the non-league test with a 4-8 record. In their last test, Soddy Daisy went down by Red Bank (Chattanooga, TN), 48-44, in a league test.
The Cherokees now own a 3-9 record. They play next when they host Murphy for a non-league test on Monday, January 8. McMinn County will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 66-54 league loss to Andrews (Andrews, NC). The Bulldogs record now stands at 8-4.