Basketball Game Preview: Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes vs. Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans

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Previous Games

02/29/24 - Neutral	63-50 W
02/17/24 - Home	57-44 W
01/26/24 - Home	66-52 W
01/05/24 - Away	54-37 W
01/27/23 - Away	50-37 W
+ 5 more games

Morristown-Hamblen East has gone 8-2 against Morristown-Hamblen West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes and the Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans will meet in a classic East v. West matchup at 7:30 p.m. Morristown-Hamblen East has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 27.

Morristown-Hamblen East is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Tennessee on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Morristown-Hamblen East took a blow against Tennessee, falling 88-49. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Vikings are ranked 33rd).

Meanwhile, Morristown-Hamblen West had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Cocke County by a score of 68-56 on Monday.

Morristown-Hamblen East's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-11.

Morristown-Hamblen East beat Morristown-Hamblen West 63-50 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Does Morristown-Hamblen East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morristown-Hamblen West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.