Basketball Game Preview: Upperman Bees vs. White County Warriors

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Previous Games

01/21/25 - Home	74-49 W
02/17/24 - Neutral	56-46 W
02/05/24 - Home	47-35 W
01/24/24 - Away	52-42 W
02/22/23 - Home	50-45 W
+ 4 more games

Upperman is 8-1 against White County since December of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Upperman Bees will challenge the White County Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Upperman is coming into the game hot, having won their last 11 games.

Last Friday, Upperman was fully in charge, breezing past DeKalb County 77-34. The Bees have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 21 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask White County). They enjoyed a cozy 73-54 win over Cumberland County on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Upperman better keep an eye on Tripp Pinion. He was instrumental in White County's win, going 16 of 25 to rack up 41 points and seven rebounds. The matchup was Pinion's fourth in a row with at least 19 points. Nathaniel Griffin was another key player, putting up seven points and three steals.

Upperman pushed their record up to 21-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points over those games. As for White County, their win bumped their record up to 11-14.

Everything went Upperman's way against White County in their previous meeting back in January, as Upperman made off with a 74-49 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pinion, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 21 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Upperman still be able to contain Pinion? There's only one way to find out.