Preview: Whitwell Tigers vs. Rockwood Tigers
The Whitwell Tigers will be playing at home against the Rockwood Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Whitwell is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Whitwell suffered their biggest defeat since November 20, 2023 on Friday. Their rough 69-47 loss to South Pittsburg might stick with them for a while. Whitwell has not had much luck with South Pittsburg recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, even though Oakdale scored an imposing 65 points on Friday, Rockwood still came out on top. Rockwood snuck past Oakdale with a 69-65 victory.
Rockwood had a senior duo take command as Ty'varion Pryor scored 22 points along with nine rebounds and three steals and Alexander Norton dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Norton has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Poland, who scored six points along with eight rebounds.
Whitwell's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Rockwood, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Whitwell was dealt a bruising 63-26 defeat at the hands of Rockwood in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pryor, who scored 22 points along with six steals. Now that Whitwell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
