The Alcoa Tornadoes will face off against the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Monday, Alcoa took their match with ease, bagging an 83-54 win over Hampton. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 119th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gatlinburg-Pittman came tearing into Monday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Black Knights as they made off with a 66-41 victory. The Highlanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 22 points or more this season.
The win made it two in a row for Alcoa and bumps their season record up to 21-6. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 47 points. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, their victory bumped their record up to 22-11.
Alcoa couldn't quite finish off Gatlinburg-Pittman in their previous meeting last Monday and fell 84-81. Can Alcoa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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