Basketball Game Preview: Fulton Falcons vs. Cocke County Fighting Cocks

The Fulton Falcons will take on the Cocke County Fighting Cocks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Fulton has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Cocke County will arrive with three straight victories.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Fulton duked it out withSeymour back in December of 2024. Fulton fell 52-45 to Seymour.

Meanwhile, Cocke County earned a 43-33 win over Knoxville Catholic on Tuesday.

Cocke County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.9 points per game. As for Fulton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.

Fulton came up short against Cocke County when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 36-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cocke County's Karmine Carmichael, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards. Now that Fulton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.