Tennessee High School Basketball - Austin-East nips Lenoir City
December 14, 2021: Lenoir City, TN 37771 Austin-East Roadrunners (Knoxville, TN) backers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host Lenoir City Panthers (Lenoir City, TN), 73-71 in a league bout.
With the victory, Austin-East upgrades its record to 2-6 on the campaign. The Roadrunners host Union County (Maynardville, TN) to play the Patriots in a non-league bout on Friday, December 17. The Patriots come into the bout with a record of 4-2. Union County lost 57-43 in their recent league bout against Pigeon Forge (Pigeon Forge, TN)
Next up, the Panthers play the Sequoyah Chiefs (Madisonville, TN) in a 3A District 5 bout, on Friday, December 17. Lenoir City will attempt to upgrade on its 7-3 season record. The Chiefs come into the bout with a 8-2 record after their 72-58 non-league win over Maryville (Maryville, TN).