Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Alcoa

Tornadoes

Previous 5 Games

03/10/25 vs Roane County	86-73
03/06/25 vs Austin-East	65-54
03/01/25 vs Johnson County	99-70
02/25/25 vs Austin-East	100-80
02/14/25 vs Maryville	77-65

Alcoa had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They walked away with an 86-73 win over the Roane County Yellowjackets. That's more bragging rights for the Tornadoes, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Several Yellowjackets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Aiden O'Leary, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 21 points along with six assists and three steals. O'Leary's morning made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Malachi Brown was another key player, going 7-for-14 en route to 16 points and eight rebounds.

Alcoa's victory bumped their record up to 23-5. As for Roane County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 27-5.

Coming up, Alcoa will venture away from home to face off against Hickman County at 7:15 p.m. on March 19th. Alcoa knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 25 games -- so hopefully Hickman County likes a good challenge. Roane County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.