Basketball Game Preview: Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones vs. Tennessee Vikings

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01/21/25 - Away	54-65 L
02/17/24 - Neutral	62-37 W
02/02/24 - Away	64-59 W
01/22/24 - Home	61-47 W
02/27/23 - Home	72-39 W
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Elizabethton is 9-1 against Tennessee since November of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones will look to defend their home court against the Tennessee Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Elizabethton turned things around against Unicoi County on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 60-36 victory.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tennessee). They managed a 72-68 win over Sullivan East on Tuesday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Patriots are ranked 342nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Elizabethton's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-13. As for Tennessee, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-13.

Elizabethton came up short against Tennessee when the teams last played back in January, falling 65-54. Will Elizabethton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.