Recap: Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders vs. Alcoa Tornadoes
The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They breezed by Alcoa on the road to the tune of 58-30. The victory was familiar territory for Gatlinburg-Pittman who now have 15 in a row.
Gatlinburg-Pittman's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maliyah Glasper, who scored 17 points along with six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Newman, who scored 17 points along with two steals and two blocks.
Gatlinburg-Pittman's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-2. As for Alcoa, their loss ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-4.
Gatlinburg-Pittman will take on Fulton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Gatlinburg-Pittman's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine matches. As for Alcoa, they will head out on the road to challenge Gatlinburg-Pittman at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Gatlinburg-Pittman focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Tuesday.
