Tennessee High School Basketball - Whitwell overwhelmed by South Pittsburg
December 8, 2023: South Pittsburg, TN 37380 The South Pittsburg Pirates basketball team scored 81 points and restricted the visiting Whitwell Tigers to 34 in the Pirates league victory on Friday.
The Pirates now sport a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they host Lookout Valley for a non-league contest on Tuesday, December 12. South Pittsburg will battle a Yellowjackets team coming off a 47-41 non-league loss to St. Andrews-Sewanee (Sewanee, TN). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 1-8.
The Tigers (0-8) will now prepare for their contest against Grundy County (Coalmont, TN). The Yellowjackets come into the non-league contest with a 6-1 record. In their last contest, Grundy County triumphed over Sequatchie County (Dunlap, TN), 51-43, in a non-league contest.