Gatlinburg-Pittman comes up short despite Ty Glasper's strong performance

By Team Reports Feb 19, 2024, 8:11am

Recap: Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders vs. Austin-East Roadrunners

After a string of three wins, the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Austin-East by a score of 80-77. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (67), Gatlinburg-Pittman still had to take the loss.

Despite the loss, Gatlinburg-Pittman still got an impressive performance from Ty Glasper, who scored 31 points along with two steals. Glasper is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 17 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Wade Whaley, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and two steals.

Gatlinburg-Pittman's loss dropped their record down to 23-6. As for Austin-East, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.

Gatlinburg-Pittman didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 91-58 win vs. Pigeon Forge on the 15th. Austin-East has also already played their next contest, a 71-69 victory against Gatlinburg-Pittman on the 17th.

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