Preview: Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders vs. Meigs County Tigers
After two games on the road, Gatlinburg-Pittman is heading back home. They will take on the Meigs County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gatlinburg-Pittman has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 218 points over their last three contests.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Gatlinburg-Pittman had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They took down the Tornadoes 68-53. Given Gatlinburg-Pittman's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Alcoa is ranked 55th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gatlinburg-Pittman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maliyah Glasper, who scored 22 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Maddy Newman was another key contributor, scoring 21 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-29, which was the final score in Meigs County's tilt against McMinn Central on Wednesday.
Gatlinburg-Pittman is on a roll lately: they've won 24 of their last 25 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 32-3 record this season. As for Meigs County, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
Everything came up roses for Gatlinburg-Pittman against Meigs County in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as the squad secured a 66-25 victory. Will Gatlinburg-Pittman repeat their success, or does Meigs County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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