Preview: Bartlett Panthers vs. Sevier County Smoky Bears
The Bartlett Panthers will take on the Sevier County Smoky Bears at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Bartlett will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Bartlett stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 60-23 win over Rossview. Given Bartlett's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while Rossview is ranked 113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bartlett's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Carrington Jones, who scored nine points along with five assists and two steals. Jones is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Akya Woods, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, even though Bearden scored an imposing 55 points on Saturday, Sevier County still came out on top. Sevier County took down Bearden 69-55. That's two games straight that Sevier County has won by exactly 14 points.
Bartlett has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-10 record this season. As for Sevier County, their victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 31-3.
Everything went Bartlett's way against Sevier County in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Bartlett made off with a 57-37 victory. Does Bartlett have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sevier County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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