Preview: Sale Creek Panthers vs. Collegedale Academy Collegedale Eagle
Sale Creek has enjoyed the comforts of home their last eight games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Collegedale Academy Collegedale Eagle at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Sale Creek focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Friday.
Sale Creek posted their biggest win yet this season on Friday. They put the hurt on Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts with a sharp 73-50 victory.
Jackson Moore continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 20 points along with nine assists and two steals. He has been hot recently, having posted eight or more assists the last six times he's played. Dallas Billingsley was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Collegedale Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Sunday after their tenth straight loss. They fell 57-45 to Shenandoah Valley Academy. While losing is never fun, Collegedale Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 372nd in Tennessee, while Shenandoah Valley Academy is ranked 167th in Virginia).
Sale Creek is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Collegedale Academy, they bumped their record down to 1-12 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Sale Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Collegedale Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 55-42. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sale Creek since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
