Preview: Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts Eagles vs. Sale Creek Panthers
The Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Sale Creek Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-27, which was the final score in Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts' tilt against Chattanooga Prep on Friday. While losing is never fun, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 366th, while Chattanooga Prep is ranked 105th).
Meanwhile, Sale Creek fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Berean Academy on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 67-64. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-14 record this season. As for Sale Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 17-11.
Things could have been worse for Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-40 loss to Sale Creek in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Can Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.