If Gatlinburg-Pittman was riding high fresh off their 68-36 takedown of Pigeon Forge last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders took a 59-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Alcoa Tornadoes on Friday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Highlanders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 68-59 two weeks ago.
Despite the loss, Gatlinburg-Pittman still got an impressive performance from Maliyah Glasper, who went 9 for 20 en route to 24 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Chloe Mejias, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards.
Gatlinburg-Pittman's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Alcoa, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Gatlinburg-Pittman will take on York Institute at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. York Institute knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Gatlinburg-Pittman likes a good challenge. As for Alcoa, they will venture away from home to challenge Fulton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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