Basketball Preview: Meigs County Tigers vs. Sale Creek Panthers
Meigs County is 3-0 against Sale Creek since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Meigs County Tigers duke it out with the Sale Creek Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Meigs County is looking for their season's first victory.
Meigs County is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Rhea County on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Meigs County came up short against Rhea County, falling 80-57. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly 23 points.
Despite the defeat, Meigs County had strong showings from Mason Davis, who had 20 points, and Gavin Malone, who posted 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Hope, who posted six points.
Meanwhile, Sale Creek had to endure a four-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 51-41 win over Rockwood on Monday.
Sale Creek's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Meigs County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Meigs County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Sale Creek when the teams last played back in November of 2016, but they still walked away with an 80-75 win. Will Meigs County repeat their success, or does Sale Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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