Basketball Game Preview: Grundy County Yellowjackets vs. Summertown Eagles

By Team Reports Feb 22, 2024, 3:18am

Preview: Grundy County Yellowjackets vs. Summertown Eagles

The Grundy County Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Summertown Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grundy County will be strutting in after a win while Summertown will be coming in after a loss.

In what's become a running theme this season, Grundy County gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past Community 63-39. The victory was just what Grundy County needed coming off of a 62-26 loss in their prior contest.

Grundy County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kallie Parson out in front who scored 13 points. Another player making a difference was Carlee Smartt, who scored 15 points along with three steals.

Meanwhile, Summertown unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 59-50 to Loretto.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Emily Brazier, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Karlie Campbell, who scored 14 points.

Grundy County's victory bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Summertown, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-6.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Grundy County hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 57.8 points per game. However, it's not like Summertown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 59.2 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

Grundy County suffered a grim 75-50 defeat to Summertown when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Can Grundy County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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