Morristown-Hamblen East falls despite strong effort from Kyle Cloninger

By Team Reports Feb 15, 2024, 5:39am

Recap: Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes vs. Greeneville Greene Devils

It was a good run, but the Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to Greeneville 63-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), Morristown-Hamblen East still had to take the loss.

When it comes to explaining why Morristown-Hamblen East lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kyle Cloninger. Despite the final result, he scored 24 points along with five rebounds. Cloninger is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last 28 games he's played. Cory Carpenter was another key contributor, scoring ten points.

Morristown-Hamblen East's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-7. As for Greeneville, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.

Morristown-Hamblen East didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 52-51 defeat vs. Science Hill on the 12th. Greeneville has also already played their next matchup, a 46-38 loss against Dobyns-Bennett on the 12th.

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