Preview: Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes vs. Jefferson County Patriots
Morristown-Hamblen East is 8-2 against Jefferson County since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes will look to defend their home court against the Jefferson County Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Morristown-Hamblen East has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 52-51 to Science Hill. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Morristown-Hamblen East came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Science Hill is ranked 88th).
Loss or not, Morristown-Hamblen East got some senior leadership from Kyle Cloninger and Keegan Mink. Cloninger dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, while Mink. scored nine points along with seven rebounds. Nick Dougherty was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County pushed their score all the way to 60 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 67-60 to Carter.
Morristown-Hamblen East's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-8. As for Jefferson County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.
Morristown-Hamblen East strolled past Jefferson County in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a score of 57-41. Will Morristown-Hamblen East repeat their success, or does Jefferson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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