Basketball Recap: Lawrence County Comes Up Short

Lawrence County lost against Upperman back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Lawrence County Wildcats took a 58-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Upperman Bees. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Bees are ranked 28th).

Lawrence County dropped their record down to 15-13 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Upperman, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-2 record this season.

Lawrence County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Upperman, they will take on Giles County on Tuesday. One thing working in Upperman's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matches.