Basketball Game Preview: Pearl-Cohn Firebirds vs. Beech Buccaneers

The Pearl-Cohn Firebirds will venture away from home to face off against the Beech Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pearl-Cohn has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with six straight defeats, while Beech will come in with five straight victories.

Last Tuesday, Pearl-Cohn ended up a good deal behind Jackson County and lost 57-40. While losing is never fun, the Firebirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 93rd).

Pearl-Cohn might have lost, but man, Javion Kinnard was a machine: he went 8 of 13 en route to 23 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikhai Moshay, who posted four points and five boards.

Even though they lost, Pearl-Cohn smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in seven consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Beech didn't have too much trouble with Oakland on Tuesday as they won 61-47.

Beech pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points per game. As for Pearl-Cohn, the loss was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 3-6.

Pearl-Cohn took a serious blow against Beech in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 72-39. Can Pearl-Cohn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.