Basketball Recap: Lewisburg Comes Up Short

On Friday, the Lewisburg Patriots were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 61-55 to the Wheeler Eagles. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Lewisburg's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Wheeler, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.

Lewisburg and Tishomingo County will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Wheeler, they and Belmont will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.