Preview: Greeneville Greene Devils vs. Upperman Bees
The Greeneville Greene Devils will face off against the Upperman Bees at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Greeneville walked away with it. They secured a 60-56 W over the Cougars on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Greeneville's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kyla Jobe, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and three steals, and Anna Shaw, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten assists. Shaw has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alexia Harmon, who scored seven points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Upperman strolled past Signal Mountain with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 41-22. Given Upperman's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Signal Mountain is ranked 73rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Greeneville is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-14 record this season. As for Upperman, their victory bumped their record up to 28-6.
Greeneville lost to Upperman on the road by a decisive 53-38 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Greeneville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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