Basketball Recap: Upperman's Win on Tuesday Extends Winning Streak to 12

Bees

Previous Games

02/11/25 @ White County	64-48
02/07/25 vs DeKalb County	77-34
02/04/25 @ Livingston Academy	66-44
01/31/25 @ Stone Memorial	64-50
01/24/25 @ Cumberland County	85-51
+ 7 more games

Upperman had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 64-48 win over the White County Warriors. Given the Bees' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Warriors are ranked 195th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Despite the loss, White County still got an impressive performance from Tripp Pinion, who went 8 for 11 en route to 20 points and three steals. That was a full 41.7% of White County's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Keaun Lewis was another key player, putting up seven points.

Upperman pushed their record up to 22-2 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for White County, their loss dropped their record down to 11-15.

Coming up, Upperman will square off against Cumberland County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Upperman's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches. As for White County, they will head out on the road to square off against Livingston Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.