Basketball Game Preview: Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes vs. Dobyns-Bennett Indians

The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes will be taking part in a tournament against the Dobyns-Bennett Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Morristown-Hamblen East's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Dobyns-Bennett has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

Morristown-Hamblen East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Sevier County, who was ranked ninth at the time (Morristown-Hamblen East was ranked 12th). Morristown-Hamblen East snuck past Sevier County with a 42-36 victory on Monday.

Meanwhile, Dobyns-Bennett lost to Greeneville at home by a 55-39 margin on Tuesday.

Morristown-Hamblen East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points over those games. Dobyns-Bennett's loss dropped their record down to 9-16.

Morristown-Hamblen East was able to grind out a solid win over Dobyns-Bennett in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, winning 47-36. Will Morristown-Hamblen East repeat their success, or does Dobyns-Bennett have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.