Recap: Tennessee Vikings vs. John Battle Trojans
There's no place like home for the Tennessee Vikings, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 50-36 victory over John Battle on Thursday. The victory was just what Tennessee needed coming off of a 80-60 defeat in their prior match.
Tennessee was led to victory by Addi Moore and Addie Wilhoit. Moore scored nine points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Wilhoit scored 14 points. Another player making a difference was Jasmine Jones, who scored six points.
Kara Kelley and Bailey Mcconnell certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Kelley scored 11 points along with four steals, while Mcconnell scored nine points. Kelley has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Karlie Blaylock, who scored seven points along with six rebounds.
John Battle struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Tennessee pulled down 15 offensive rebounds.
Tennessee's win bumped their record up to 16-10. As for John Battle, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-17.
Tennessee won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Sullivan East at 6:30 p.m. on February 9th. Tennessee is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season. As for John Battle, they will head out on the road to face off against Abingdon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Abingdonpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than John Battle in Virginia (Abingdon is ranked 43rd, while John Battle is ranked 265th).
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