Basketball Recap: Mcewen Beats Hughes for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

02/28/25 vs Hughes	50-29
02/11/25 vs Perry County	67-43
02/07/25 @ Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central	79-35
02/04/25 vs Houston County	80-32
01/31/25 vs McKenzie	73-32

McEwen came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Hughes Lions 50-29. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Lions are ranked 328th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

McEwen pushed their record up to 23-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points over those games. As for Hughes, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-13.

As of now, neither McEwen nor Hughes have any future games scheduled.