Basketball Game Preview: Harpeth Hall Honeybears vs. Cookeville Cavaliers

By Team Reports Dec 28, 2023, 3:27am

Preview: Harpeth Hall Honeybears vs. Cookeville Cavaliers

Having just played yesterday, the Harpeth Hall Honeybears will jump right back in to play the Cookeville Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Harpeth Hall has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.

Harpeth Hall has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season. They put the hurt on Fairview with a sharp 59-33 win on Wednesday. Given Harpeth Hall's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while Fairview is ranked 302nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Cookeville had to settle for a 54-52 loss against Gatlinburg-Pittman on Friday.

Harpeth Hall's win bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Cookeville, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-3.