Basketball Game Preview: Smoky Mountain Mustangs vs. Swain County Maroon Devils

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Smoky Mountain is 8-2 against Swain County since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Smoky Mountain Mustangs will head out to challenge the Swain County Maroon Devils at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Smoky Mountain will head into Tuesday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They had to suffer through a 87-19 loss at the hands of Cherokee. Having soared to a lofty 63 points in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.

Swain County kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They were beaten by Hiwassee Dam 73-28. The Maroon Devils haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

Smoky Mountain didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Swain County in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 50-44 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smoky Mountain 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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