The Sequatchie County Indians's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 73-35 loss at the hands of Tyner Academy. While losing is never fun, Sequatchie County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 285th, while Tyner Academy is ranked 65th).
Despite the loss, Sequatchie County saw an underclassman step up: Colton Cribbs scored nine points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Dante Haman, who scored four points.
It was another big night for Zion Pinkerton, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds for Tyner Academy. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Pinkerton has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Adarius Brewster, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Sequatchie County dropped their record down to 12-13 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Tyner Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Sequatchie County will be playing at home against South Pittsburg at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Sequatchie County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Tuesday. As for Tyner Academy, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Bledsoe County at 6:00 p.m. on February 7th. Tyner Academy will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Bledsoe County surely won't give up without a fight.
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