The South-Doyle Cherokees will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Seymour Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South-Doyle will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Tuesday, South-Doyle came up short against Knoxville Central and fell 69-58.
Meanwhile, Seymour was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 69-65 to Cocke County.
Seymour might have lost, but man, Hayes Golden was a machine: he went 7 for 17 en route to 19 points plus seven rebounds and six assists. The match was Golden's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Bohanan, who scored eight points in addition to seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Seymour smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Seymour has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for South-Doyle, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went South-Doyle's way against Seymour when the teams last played back in January of 2021, as South-Doyle made off with a 55-34 win. Will South-Doyle repeat their success, or does Seymour have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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